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The High Court judge against whom a Supreme Court lawyer had complained to the President asked the lawyer on Tuesday to explain why he did so.
The single-judge bench headed by Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury in a suo moto ruling ordered the lawyer, Mozammel Hoque, to appear before it on July 15.
In the ruling, the judge asked him why he would not be charged with contempt for undermining the court's authority, dignity and sanctity.
On Jun 5, the lawyer in his complaint submitted to the Bangabhaban alleged that during court proceedings, Justice Choudhury had misbehaved with him by drawing an analogy between him and a monkey.
Justice Choudhury in his order said it was learnt from news reports that an appeal was made for constituting Supreme Judicial Council and the statement made in the application was derogatory.
Mozammel had hampered the dignity and sanctity of the court, it observed.
The judge further observed that the lawyer lodged the complaint out of anger as the court had once outright rejected one of his petitions.
The judge then asked Advocate Layekuzzaman Molla, who was present in the court, about what he thought about the issue.
"He (Mozammel) is a sick and irresponsible man. The honour and dignity of the people of the country is tied with that of the Supreme Court. So, the dignity of the Supreme Court needs to be protected for the sake of the people," said Molla.
Earlier in his complaint, the lawyer had alleged, "On May 31, Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury rebuked me using unspeakable language for no reason and became furious enough to compare me with a monkey, which is unprecedented in the court."
"It should also be mentioned here that, by now the judge has rebuked over 500 lawyers unnecessarily and feeling insulted more than one honest and obedient lawyers are silently boycotting his court and none of them spoke out for the sake of their own honour," Mozammel added in his complaint.
He also alleged to President Md Zillur Rahman that Justice court become 'a court preferred by a very few lawyers.' He 'for and without any reasons' has launched 'a festival of issuing suo moto rules against different people of the country, which is unconstitutional'.
He drew the President's attention to demand action against the judge by constituting Supreme Judicial Council to ensure and uphold 'the rule of law, image of the judiciary, and protect the Constitution.'
Ruling Awami League MPs also demanded the judge's removal on the same day the lawyer had lodged the complaint after Justice Choudhury stated that Speaker Abdul Hamid committed sedition by commenting against a High Court verdict.
The Speaker, however, later said that he would give a ruling.
Justice Choudhury was appointed as Additional High Court judge during the tenure of Awami League on July 25, 2001. He served in the High Court on temporary basis until Mar 25, 2009.
The single-judge bench headed by Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury in a suo moto ruling ordered the lawyer, Mozammel Hoque, to appear before it on July 15.
In the ruling, the judge asked him why he would not be charged with contempt for undermining the court's authority, dignity and sanctity.
On Jun 5, the lawyer in his complaint submitted to the Bangabhaban alleged that during court proceedings, Justice Choudhury had misbehaved with him by drawing an analogy between him and a monkey.
Justice Choudhury in his order said it was learnt from news reports that an appeal was made for constituting Supreme Judicial Council and the statement made in the application was derogatory.
Mozammel had hampered the dignity and sanctity of the court, it observed.
The judge further observed that the lawyer lodged the complaint out of anger as the court had once outright rejected one of his petitions.
The judge then asked Advocate Layekuzzaman Molla, who was present in the court, about what he thought about the issue.
"He (Mozammel) is a sick and irresponsible man. The honour and dignity of the people of the country is tied with that of the Supreme Court. So, the dignity of the Supreme Court needs to be protected for the sake of the people," said Molla.
Earlier in his complaint, the lawyer had alleged, "On May 31, Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury rebuked me using unspeakable language for no reason and became furious enough to compare me with a monkey, which is unprecedented in the court."
"It should also be mentioned here that, by now the judge has rebuked over 500 lawyers unnecessarily and feeling insulted more than one honest and obedient lawyers are silently boycotting his court and none of them spoke out for the sake of their own honour," Mozammel added in his complaint.
He also alleged to President Md Zillur Rahman that Justice court become 'a court preferred by a very few lawyers.' He 'for and without any reasons' has launched 'a festival of issuing suo moto rules against different people of the country, which is unconstitutional'.
He drew the President's attention to demand action against the judge by constituting Supreme Judicial Council to ensure and uphold 'the rule of law, image of the judiciary, and protect the Constitution.'
Ruling Awami League MPs also demanded the judge's removal on the same day the lawyer had lodged the complaint after Justice Choudhury stated that Speaker Abdul Hamid committed sedition by commenting against a High Court verdict.
The Speaker, however, later said that he would give a ruling.
Justice Choudhury was appointed as Additional High Court judge during the tenure of Awami League on July 25, 2001. He served in the High Court on temporary basis until Mar 25, 2009.
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