Separation of judiciary from executive essential for rule of law: CJ

The judiciary wants to be separated from the chief branch of the authorities to be definite the guideline of law, Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed acknowledged this day (30 November).

“The Supreme Judicial Council has been reinstated to remove judges, a energy previously held by the parliament. Now, a formal proposal has been made to the authorities to separate the judiciary,” he acknowledged at a workshop in Dhaka for newly-enrolled contributors of the Supreme Courtroom Bar Affiliation (SCBA).

Advising young attorneys to work with integrity, he acknowledged institutional autonomy is an integral section of the independence of the judiciary.

“Younger attorneys must strive to uphold the appreciate of the judiciary. Latest incidents in court docket premises query that attorneys act with extra accountability. Total, the judiciary will transfer forward in coordination with the bar and the bench,” the chief justice acknowledged.

Earlier than the workshop started, attendees observed a minute of silence to honour the memory of prison educated Saiful Islam Alif, who turned into as soon as killed in Chattogram last week. Special prayers were moreover held for those killed and injured at some stage in the coed-led mass uprising.