State gets time till Dec 10 for gazette on judges’ service rules

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today granted the state time till December 10 for finalising and publishing gazette on service rules and conduct for lower court judges.

A five-member apex court bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah passed the order as Attorney General Mahbubey Alam today submitted fresh time plea over the matter, BSS reported.

The order came following Law Minister Anisul Huq's recent remarks saying the gazette would be published very soon as the draft of the gazette has already been sent to President's office.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, who was very much vocal about the gazette, left country for Australia on October 13 taking leave on health ground. He later sent his resignation letter.

After that the matter was came into discussion in court twice and the SC had set today for publishing the gazette.

"Conduct rules for the lower court judges' would leave an impact on the discipline of the judiciary. So we are now scrutinizing all the relevant issues regarding the rules so that it cannot be questioned once the gazette notification is published," Law Minister Huq said earlier.