JUDGES CODE OF CONDUCT

SC extends time until Dec 3 to publish gazette

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday extended time for the government up to December 3 to issue a gazette notification on the rules determining discipline and conduct of lower court judges.

A five-member Appellate Division bench, led by acting Chief Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, passed the order following a time petition filed by Attorney General Mahbubey Alam yesterday morning.

Regarding the time extension on disciplinary rule for lower court judges, Alam said that a meeting between the apex court judges and the law minister might be held on Thursday to settle the issue of the disciplinary rule for the lower court judges. “We have told the court for extending four months times to issue the gazette notification over the matter. I told the court that the law minister wants to meet with the Supreme Court judges to discuss over the matter in order to settle the issue in a congenial atmosphere. We have suggested Thursday as a tentative date,” Alam informed the media at a briefing at his office after the Supreme Court held hearing on Masdar Hossain case, known as judiciary separation case.

Earlier on October 8, the Supreme Court extended time up to November 5 for publishing the gazette notification.

On July 30, the SC declined to accept the draft of the disciplinary rules and code of conduct for lower court judges which was earlier submitted by the law minister to the chief justice, and proposed a meeting with the government to settle the issue. Earlier on several occasions, the apex court expressed dissatisfaction at the government's failure to issue the gazette notification.

The lower judiciary was officially separated in November 2007 but the disciplinary rules for lower court judges are yet to be formulated. On December 2, 1999, the Supreme Court in the Masdar Hossain case issued a seven-point directive, including formulating separate disciplinary rules, for the lower court judges.

The law ministry on May 7, 2015 sent a draft of the rules to the Supreme Court which is similar to the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 1985.

 

JUDGES CODE OF CONDUCT

SC extends time until Dec 3 to publish gazette

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday extended time for the government up to December 3 to issue a gazette notification on the rules determining discipline and conduct of lower court judges. A five-member Appellate Division bench, led by acting Chief Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, passed the order following a time petition filed by Attorney General Mahbubey Alam yesterday morning. Regarding the time extension on disciplinary rule for lower court judges, Alam said that a meeting between the apex court judges and the law minister might be held on Thursday to settle the issue of the disciplinary rule for the lower court judges. We have told the court for extending four months times to issue the gazette notification over the matter. I told the court that the law minister wants to meet with the Supreme Court judges to discuss over the matter in order to settle the issue in a congenial atmosphere. We have suggested Thursday as a tentative date, Alam informed the media at a briefing at his office after the Supreme Court held hearing on Masdar Hossain case, known as judiciary separation case. Earlier on October 8, the Supreme Court extended time up to November 5 for publishing the gazette notification. On July 30, the SC declined to accept the draft of the disciplinary rules and code of conduct for lower court judges which was earlier submitted by the law minister to the chief justice, and proposed a meeting with the government to settle the issue. Earlier on several occasions, the apex court expressed dissatisfaction at the governments failure to issue the gazette notification. The lower judiciary was officially separated in November 2007 but the disciplinary rules for lower court judges are yet to be formulated. On December 2, 1999, the Supreme Court in the Masdar Hossain case issued a seven-point directive, including formulating separate disciplinary rules, for the lower court judges. The law ministry on May 7, 2015 sent a draft of the rules to the Supreme Court which is similar to the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 1985.