{"id":35859,"date":"2017-08-19T06:25:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T06:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=35859"},"modified":"2017-08-19T06:25:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T06:25:21","slug":"govt-to-file-review-petition-against-sc-verdict-says-law-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=35859","title":{"rendered":"Govt to file review petition against SC verdict, says law minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dhaka: The government is preparing to file a review petition against the Supreme Court (SC) verdict on the 16th amendment to the Constitution that scrapped Parliament\u2019s authority to remove judges on the grounds of misconduct and incapacity.\u00a0 \u201cThe attorney general has already been instructed to prepare a review petition against the apex court verdict. The government has already applied for getting the certified copy of the verdict as part of the preparations. The verdict is being scrutinised. The government is getting ready to file the review petition,\u201d law minister Anisul Huq told The Independent yesterday.<\/p>\n
with the law minister to take the final decision on filing the review petition.\u201d\u00a0When asked, attorney general Mahbubey Alam said: \u201cI\u00a0 still need to sit<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re scrutinising the apex court verdict. We\u2019ll go ahead after taking the final decision in consultation with the law minister,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u00a0In response to a query, Alam said, \u201cIt was a long verdict. We need time to scrutinise the whole verdict.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0He, however, mentioned that they were yet to get the certified copy of the apex court verdict.<\/p>\n
\u00a0At a programme in the capital yesterday, the law minister again talked about the government\u2019s intention to file a review petition against the SC verdict on the 16th amendment to the Constitution. He also said the government already applied for getting the certified copy of the verdict.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cWe don\u2019t agree with the verdict, but we\u2019re respectful about it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u00a0The minister said that the apex court\u2019s verdict contained \u201cirrelevant\u201d, \u201cunnecessary\u201d and \u201cobjectionable\u201d statements. \u201cIt\u2019s normal to react on such statements without showing contempt to the court,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u00a0On July 3, the Appellate Division of the SC scrapped the 16th amendment and restored the Supreme Judicial Council. The full text of the verdict was released on August 1. The verdict, which severely criticises the role of the present government, created a huge uproar in legal and political arenas.<\/p>\n
\u00a0In the verdict, the SC made some political comments like \u2018Parliament is dysfunctional\u2019 and \u2018no nation – no country is made of, or by, one person\u2019 which have irked\u00a0 the Awami League. Ruling party lawmakers have come down heavily on the verdict and the Chief Justice, who delivered the verdict.<\/p>\n
\u00a0On the other hand, the BNP has hailed the judgment ,saying it \u201cexposed the government\u2019s misdeeds\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Senior Cabinet members, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, recently met President Abdul Hamid and reportedly discussed the issue.<\/p>\n
A few days back, AL secretary general Obaidul Quader went over to the residence of Chief Justice SK Sinha to talk over the matter. The minister said he would again sit with the Chief Justice on the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dhaka: The government is preparing to file a review petition against the Supreme Court (SC) verdict on the 16th amendment to the Constitution that scrapped Parliament\u2019s authority to remove judges on the grounds of misconduct and incapacity.\u00a0 \u201cThe attorney general has already been instructed to prepare a review petition against the apex court verdict. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":35860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n
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Dhaka: The government is preparing to file a review petition against the Supreme Court (SC) verdict on the 16th amendment to the Constitution that scrapped Parliament\u2019s authority to remove judges on the grounds of misconduct and incapacity.\u00a0 \u201cThe attorney general has already been instructed to prepare a review petition against the apex court verdict. The government has already applied for getting the certified copy of the verdict as part of the preparations. The verdict is being scrutinised. The government is getting ready to file the review petition,\u201d law minister Anisul Huq told The Independent yesterday.<\/p>\n