The government on Monday issued a circular saying President Md Abdul Hamid granted Justice Sinha leave and therefore Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, the senior most judge after Justice Sinha in the Appellate Division, would act as the chief justice. The law minister denied the allegation, saying Justice Sinha's leave application had no connection with his observations in the judgment. 'Sinha sick at home'After he showed the letter to the media, the journalists asked Law Minister Huq about the whereabouts of Justice Sinha. "As the BNP has spoken in this way violating the norm, I have only one thing to say - Please don't politicise this issue because the chief justice himself says he is ill.""Let's pray for Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha's recovery. 'No vacuum'The law minister said "neither any rule was breached nor any vacuum was created" in making Justice Wahhab Miah the acting chief justice following the Constitution.

Source: bd News24 October 04, 2017 14:26 UTC