Law Minister Anisul Huq has dismissed claims that seniority has been breached in the latest appointment of chief justice.
“I have great objection about claims that seniority has been breached,” he told reporters after inaugurating a workshop in Dhaka city on Sunday morning.
Huq came up with such a remark amid claims of the breach of seniority in the appointment of Syed Mahmud Hossain as chief justice (CJ).
“It is stated in the Article 95 of the constitution that the President will appoint the Chief Justice. But it is mentioned nowhere that the appointment will be made based on seniority”, the minister said.
“The President has made the decision (on whom to appoint as chief justice) based on his own judgement and we are respectful to this”, he said.
Earlier he inaugurated the workshop on “Human Rights, Sustainability Reporting and Responsible Business Conduct”.
Bangladesh Employers Federation has organised the two-day-long workshop in collaboration the European Union.
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