Rooms on SCBA Building
SC prohibits further construction
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday prohibited Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) from any further construction on the roof of its office building and adjacent areas.
SCBA, dominated by pro-BNP lawyers, already constructed some unauthorised tin-shed rooms on the roof, defying objection from Public Works Department (PWD).
SC authorities yesterday sent a letter to SCBA president, saying the SCBA, which is a dignified organisation, should not be encouraged to make any unauthorised or unapproved structure there.
Deputy Registrar of High Court division of SC Badrul Alam Bhuiyan signed the letter.
SCBA President Khandaker Mahbub Hossain told The Daily Star that they would not continue construction following the prohibition.
“The decision of making the rooms was taken at a general meeting of the supreme court lawyers. Earlier in 2008, the executive committee of SCBA led by Barrister Shafique Ahmed constructed around 100 shops,” he said.
He said they already built the rooms to solve accommodation crisis of lawyers and would not remove them or the shops.
Earlier on March 6, the High Court (HC) in a suo moto order directed PWD to stop the construction immediately. It also issued a rule upon SCBA authorities and PWD on why the construction should not be declared illegal.
The HC passed the order following a report published on The Daily Star that day.
PWD authorities on March 9 along with police went to the building to stop the construction but a section of pro-BNP lawyers obstructed them.
PWD then informed SC authorities about the fact. Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque on March 10 directed officials concerned to issue a letter to SCBA president to stop the construction.
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