The High Court on Wednesday summoned three lawyers from Nilphamari, including the District Bar Association President Md Mamtazul Haque. over allegations of showing aggression, and unprofessional and indecent behaviour with a judge.
The two other summoned are Advocate Md Azharul Islam and Advocate Ferdous Alam.
A High Court division bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order, asking the three to appear before the court on February 8 and to give their explanations.
The court came up with the order after Nilphamari Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 Judge (district and sessions judge) Golam Srawar filed a written complaint in this regard. The High Court also issued a rule, asking why it shall not take punitive actions against the accused for contempt of court.
In his written complaint, the Nilphamari judge said the three lawyers and their associates became aggressive and started verbally abusing and threatening him inside the courtroom on November 28, as the court cancelled bail of the accused in a case and sent them to jail.
The accused lawyers were still misbehaving with the judge even as he retired to his chamber upon feeling threatened. The judge on November 29 sent the written complaint to the Supreme Court registrar general which was presented before the chief justice. The matter was later sent to this bench for disposal.
