Some 101 members of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday urged the President to constitute the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to probe the allegations of irregularities and serious financial misconduct against the present Election Commission (EC).
They made the request collectively through submitting a letter to President Md Abdul Hamid to constitute the SJC under Article 96 of the Constitution.
Earlier on December 14 in 2020, a group of 42 distinguished citizens made the same call to the President.
Later on January 17 in 2021, they again wrote to the President, calling for an investigation into the allegations.
The SJC is constituted comprising the chief justice and two other senior-most judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in order to probe the allegations against SC judges and other constitutional post-holders and to recommend his or her removal for misconduct or incapacity.
In the letter, the Supreme Court lawyers said the Election Commission is a constitutional institution. But the present Election Commission has failed to perform its duties. It has become an institution for their own benefit by abusing power and sharing money through 'innovative tactics'.
The signatories include AM Mahbub Uddin Khokan, Taimur Alam Khandaker, SM Aminul Islam Sanu, Shihab Uddin Khan, Kazi Md Arifur Rahman, Md Mujahidul Islam, Md Munir Hossain, Nusrat Jahan and Md Ruhul Quddus Patwary.
