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Law minister tells court not to cross limits
June 3, 2014 12:58 am
Staff Correspondent
The law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister, Anisul Huq, on Monday told the judiciary not to cross the limits of its jurisdiction, which, he said, might create ‘judicial anarchy’ in the country.
‘As far as public interests litigation is concerned, we very much appreciate the interests the judiciary shows. But we would like to state that although we encourage judicial activism, it should not go beyond the limits and cause judicial anarchy,’ said the law minister at a seminar in the city. ‘That is why, we would like to say that caution should be maintained,’ the minister added.
Appellate Division judge justice M Imman Ali was sitting next to the law minister when he was delivering his speech as the chief guest at the function.The Australian high commission in Dhaka organised the seminar styled ‘Australia and Bangladesh: Sharing experiences in protection of human rights’ at the BRAC Centre Inn.
Earlier at a press conference on Saturday, the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, too talked about the role of the judiciary and said she did not care about contempt of court proceedings that prompted a Supreme Court lawyer on Sunday to seek a High Court contempt rule suo moto against the prime minister over her remarks.
About the seven killings in Narayanganj, the prime minister in response to a question at the press conference at Ganabhaban said that the government had taken action and the RAB officials were sacked but how a High Court bench had issued an order for their arrest. Hasina said it seemed that two judges of the bench had all information about the murders. ‘If it is so, let the bench give the information…It will help the investigation,’ she said, adding, ‘My words perhaps sound harsh but I am speaking about reality.’
The prime minister said, ‘What is our responsibility if the bench takes the responsibility? When someone spoke from the audience about contempt of court, Hasina asked, ‘Will it be contempt? It does not matter. I do not care…’When the law minister was asked at Monday’s programme whether he had made the remarks in reference to the court’s order with regard to the Narayanganj seven murders, he said that he had made the remarks ‘in general.’
As for human rights situation in Bangladesh, Anisul Huq said the government was trying to keep on updating the laws in order to meet the international standards to safeguard human rights in Bangladesh.He said that the National Human Rights Commission was independent and allowed to probe wherever it wanted. ‘The government does not interfere in the affairs of the NHRC. We are very cautious and determined to protect human rights,’ said the minister.
Earlier in the working session of the meeting, NHRC chairman Mizanur Rahman said the commission was functioning with many constraints and limitations.
‘People expect many things from the commission set up only a few years back,’ he noted.
Asked why the commission did not move the court for remedies against the ongoing violation of human rights in the country, the NHRC chairman said the commission would definitely go to the court. ‘But we are looking for an opportunity to do so. We are looking for a certain case for which we can move the court.’
Australian high commissioner in Dhaka Greg Wilcock gave the welcome speech at the programme conducted by an Australian justice Murray Kellam AO QC.
Justice Imman Ali, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust honorary director Sara Hossain, Supreme Court lawyer Tania Amir, BRAC’s Human Rights and Legal Services director Faustina Pereira and Dan O’Gorman SC spoke, among others, of different aspects of human rights and related laws in the country.
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Law minister tells court not to cross limits
