The High Court on Monday declared 'ineffective' and 'without legal basis' Speaker Abdul Hamid's previous ruling that Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury violated the Constitution by making derogatory comment on the Parliament.
The two-strong panel of justices Hasan Foez Siddique and ABM Altaf Hossain made the observation after a petition sought the court's intervention over the Speaker's June 18 ruling that Justice Choudhury violated Article 78 (1) of the Constitution.
On July 24, the High Court settled the writ petition but signed the written copy of its observations on Monday.
After the verdict, Deputy Attorney General Biswajit Roy, who represented the state, had told bdnews24.com that the court had given the verdict after hearing both sides. "The petition was settled with several observations."
Roy had said the observations would be elaborated in the written copy of the verdict.
On July 18, the bench of justices Naima Haider and Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar had felt embarrassed to hear the petition that sought an order to declare illegal the Speaker's ruling.
The petitioners also sought an order to ban issuance of any such ruling by the Speaker.
Speaker Hamid had given the ruling rather reluctantly in Parliament as MPs demanded steps after Justice Choudhury criticised the chief of the legislature and threatened to invoke the constitutional provision to impeach sitting judges.
The Speaker had hoped the Chief Justice would himself initiate measures in this regard and Parliament would support his decision.
The row began after the Speaker on May 29 made the statement that people might stand up against the judiciary if they are aggrieved by any verdict of the court. It involved an order of the High Court that had asked the Roads and Highways Department to return some land to the Supreme Court.
Justice Choudhury in response to the statement said on June 5 that the Speaker's such a comment was tantamount to sedition.
His comment triggered commotion in Parliament and MPs demanded ruling from the Speaker.
In his ruling, the Speaker said Justice Choudhury's comment was derogatory and a violation of the constitution.
Article 78 of the Constitution provides immunity to the speeches, actions and votes of MPs made within Parliament sessions, and holds them not answerable for any such actions of the court.
The two-strong panel of justices Hasan Foez Siddique and ABM Altaf Hossain made the observation after a petition sought the court's intervention over the Speaker's June 18 ruling that Justice Choudhury violated Article 78 (1) of the Constitution.
On July 24, the High Court settled the writ petition but signed the written copy of its observations on Monday.
After the verdict, Deputy Attorney General Biswajit Roy, who represented the state, had told bdnews24.com that the court had given the verdict after hearing both sides. "The petition was settled with several observations."
Roy had said the observations would be elaborated in the written copy of the verdict.
On July 18, the bench of justices Naima Haider and Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar had felt embarrassed to hear the petition that sought an order to declare illegal the Speaker's ruling.
The petitioners also sought an order to ban issuance of any such ruling by the Speaker.
Speaker Hamid had given the ruling rather reluctantly in Parliament as MPs demanded steps after Justice Choudhury criticised the chief of the legislature and threatened to invoke the constitutional provision to impeach sitting judges.
The Speaker had hoped the Chief Justice would himself initiate measures in this regard and Parliament would support his decision.
The row began after the Speaker on May 29 made the statement that people might stand up against the judiciary if they are aggrieved by any verdict of the court. It involved an order of the High Court that had asked the Roads and Highways Department to return some land to the Supreme Court.
Justice Choudhury in response to the statement said on June 5 that the Speaker's such a comment was tantamount to sedition.
His comment triggered commotion in Parliament and MPs demanded ruling from the Speaker.
In his ruling, the Speaker said Justice Choudhury's comment was derogatory and a violation of the constitution.
Article 78 of the Constitution provides immunity to the speeches, actions and votes of MPs made within Parliament sessions, and holds them not answerable for any such actions of the court.
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