The High Court on Tuesday summoned 21 lawyers, including the Brahmanbaria Bar Association secretary, to explain the allegation of contempt of court for chanting indecent slogans against the district judge during the court session.
They were asked to appear before the court on January 23 to explain the matter.
The High Court bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order following a written complaint by Brahmanbaria District and Sessions Judge Sharmin Nigar.
The court also issued a rule to explain why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated against them.
Deputy Attorney General Tushar Kanti Roy appeared for the state at the court.
Brahmanbaria District and Sessions Judge Sharmin Nigar sent a letter to the Supreme Court in this regard on January 9.
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On January 5, the same bench summoned three lawyers, including the Brahmanbaria Bar Association president, on January 17 for misbehaving with the district Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Mohammad Faruq.
Those summoned were Brahmanbaria Bar Association President Advocate Tanvir Ahmed Bhuiyan, Secretary (Administration) Advocate Md Akkas Ali and Advocate Zubair Islam.
The court also issued a rule questioning why punitive action will not be taken against them on contempt of court charge.
On January 4, district Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Mohammad Faruq sent a written complaint to the High Court to take action against those involved in this incident.
Later, on the instructions of the chief justice, the registrar general of the Supreme Court sent the written complaint of the judge to the High Court bench.
On January 2, Brahmanbaria Bar Association President Tanvir Bhuiyan, Secretary Akkas Ali and some 10-15 lawyers including, Zubair Islam, came and rudely asked the judge to leave the courtroom. Tanvir hurled abusive words at the court, as per the complaint.
