SCBA president irked by remarks of Speaker
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Zainul Abedin yesterday protested the remarks of the Speaker concerning the Supreme Court's directive on its land handover from Roads and Highways Department (RHD) to it.
Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Abdul Hamid on May 29 reportedly told the House that the court is neutral and independent but it does not look good when the court takes quick decisions to solve its problems while the people have to wait years for justice.
The Speaker made the remark without adequate information about the issue, Zainul Abedin told reporters at a briefing at south hall of SC BA.
SCBA Secretary Momtajuddin Ahmed Mehedi said the remarks about the court's verdict over its land is 'unexpected and unwarranted'.
“Though records show that the land in question belongs to the Supreme Court, nothing was recorded under its name,” the SCBA president said.
On February 16 this year, the HC directed government officials concerned to handover 7.9 acres of Supreme Court land, which was occupied by (RHD), to it in a week.
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