The Cabinet has approved in principle the draft of the "Bangladesh Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) Act, 2022" with a provision of a monthly special allowance of Taka 70,000 for a retired judge.
"The special allowance will be given to meet expenses against different purposes like his domestic help, car driver, house guard and maintenance of office-cum residence," said Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam while briefing reporters after the meeting, reports BSS.
He added, "The draft law was brought to formulate a law repealing an ordinance of the military regime as per a judgment of the high court."
The proposed law will replace the Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) Ordinance, 1982.
According to UNB, the cabinet rejected another proposal to incorporate a provision in the draft law that the State would provide security to a retired chief justice till a certain period.
It was argued that there is no such provision in other countries. “If the government thinks, it can provide such security to a retired chief justice with an executive order. So, the proposal was not agreed,” the cabinet secretary said.