The Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) has unanimously adopted a resolution to challenge the 16th Amendment verdict legally.
The resolution adopted on Thursday is seeking appropriate legal measures for scrapping the Supreme Court (SC) verdict that declared ultra vires the 16th amendment to the constitution and the unconstitutional, objectionable and irrelevant observations made by the Chief Justice about the parliament and other important matters in the 16th Amendment case.
The resolution was adopted by voice votes on completion of a detailed discussion on a proposal moved Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal lawmaker Moin Uddin Khan Badal under the Rule 147 (1) of the Rules of Procedure of the parliament with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
While moving the proposal, JSD lawmaker Badal came down heavily on the SC judges particularly the Chief Justice for what he called the ultra vires verdict and irrelevant observations in the 16th Amendment case.
The proposal says, "The Jatiya Sangsad express the view that let the House take appropriate legal measures for scrapping the declaration of ultra vires the 16thn Amendment to the Constitution in the verdict of the 16th Amendment case and also striking down the unconstitutional, objectionable and irrelevant observations made by the honourable Chief Justice about the Jatiya Sangsad and other important matters in the judgment."
Moin Uddin Khan Badal said the verdict of the Sixteenth Amendment has diminished the freedom of the judiciary, adding, "The Chief Justice has said that the Article 96 has been repealed. He cannot prove that the parliament has broken its limits."
He said the parliament does not want to interfere in the freedom of the judiciary in any way.
Taking part in the discussion, the lawmakers from both the treasury and opposition benches supported the resolution moved by Badal and urged the law minister to take practical steps in this regard.
source – BSS
