Law Minister Anisul Huq will hold a meeting with the apex court judges on November 16 over the service rules and conduct of lower court judges.
Law ministry spokesperson Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim said the minister was scheduled to hold a meeting with the judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court was scheduled tomorrow (Thursday).
"Now the meeting will be held on the evening of November 16," the law ministry official said, according to BSS.
Earlier on November 5, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court allowed the state time till December 3 for finalizing service rules and conduct for lower court judges by issuing a gazette in this regard.
On July 27, Law Minister Anisul Huq handed Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha the draft of the service rules.
Following handing over of the draft, Huq had told reporters that as per rules the chief justice would go through the draft and send it to the President along with his recommendations, if any.