CJ for disclosure of wealth by judges: Even-handed justice to be ensured
Posted: 08/02/2010 - 12:29
• Reaffirming his commitment to take all-out efforts to ensure even-handed justice, newly appointed Chief Justice M Fazlul Karim Sunday said the judges should disclose their wealth for the sake of transparency.
Justice Karim, who is going to take oath of office today (Monday), made the observation while talking to reporters at his chamber.
"As the Chief Justice of Bangladesh, I'll make relentless efforts so that people get even-handed justice within the shortest possible time," he said.
The new Chief Justice said initiatives will be taken to ensure fair justice so that none can say outside the court that there has been injustice in the name of justice.
Justice Karim, the senior-most judge of the apex court, said a separate secretariat would be set up during his stewardship in the highest judiciary for making the subordinate judiciary completely free from the executive.
"It needs administrative support to implement the task of separate secretariat. I hope that the
incumbent democratic government will take appropriate steps in this regard," he said.
Outgoing Chief Justice M Tafazzul Islam, who was present on the occasion, told the reporters that the court management would be updated soon with information technology so that a litigant woman who lives in a village could know her latest case position by browsing her laptop.
Earlier, lawyers of the apex court accorded a traditional farewell to outgoing CJ M Tafazzul Islam who went on regular retirement today at the age of 67.
Speaking on the occasion, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president AFM Mesbahuddin heaped praises on him for his outstanding role in development of the judiciary.
In response, Justice Islam said the credit goes to the members of the bar, the bench and the court officers for the little things he did for the betterment of this institution during his last 47 days. "Whatever the shortcomings are there are of my own. I take the full responsibility of that," he added.
Source:The New Nation Bangladesh
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