State to appeal HC order on separate judiciary secretariat
The attorney general said the verdict involves constitutional questions and expressed hope that the matter would be settled by the Appellate Division.
The state will file an appeal against a High Court verdict directing the establishment of an independent and separate secretariat for the Supreme Court, Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal said.
"We have already applied for a certified copy of the verdict. We will file the appeal as soon as we receive it," he said at a press conference at his office in the Supreme Court today (8 April).
The attorney general said the verdict involves constitutional questions and expressed hope that the matter would be settled by the Appellate Division.
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The High Court yesterday (7 April) published the full verdict directing the government to establish a separate secretariat for the Supreme Court within three months.
The verdict also restores control over and disciplinary authority of subordinate court judges to the Supreme Court
The 185-page verdict was delivered by a High Court bench comprising Justice Ahmed Sohel and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury.
The court directed that the secretariat be established in line with proposals from the Supreme Court authorities within three months of the order.
Mohammad Shishir Monir, counsel for the writ petitioner, said the verdict vests control of the lower courts in the Supreme Court instead of the president.
In the judgement, the High Court declared the amendment to Article 116 of the Constitution regarding the control and discipline of subordinate courts illegal and reinstated the original 1972 provision.
Under Article 116 of the 1972 Constitution, control, including posting, promotion, and leave, and discipline of judicial service members and magistrates exercising judicial functions rest with the Supreme Court.
