The Supreme Court has extended time for the government up to December 10 to issue a gazette notification on lower court judges’ conduct rules. The Supreme Court also set December 10 for the next hearing on the matter. On November 5, the apex court extended time for the government up to December 3 to publish the gazette notification. The lower judiciary was officially separated in November 2007 but the disciplinary rules for lower court judges are yet to be formulated. On December 2, 1999, the Supreme Court in the Masdar Hossain case issued a seven-point directive, including formulating separate disciplinary rules, for the lower court judges.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 03, 2017 04:41 UTC