Law Minister Anisul Huq has said that there was no reason to bar Chief Justice SK Sinha from going abroad as he went on leave on health grounds while saying that he would come back. Actions cannot be taken against a chief justice arbitrarily or hastily, he added. Earlier this month, Justice Sinha in a letter to the president said he was sick and needed time to recover. Reshuffle in the judiciaryEarlier, Chief Justice Sinha had said that as per the law, the acting chief justice can perform only routine tasks in his absence. In absence of the chief justice, an acting chief justice can exercise the same power vested upon the former, he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 15, 2017 19:41 UTC