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Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Wednesday said people's confidence is the source of internal strength of judiciary and judges should remain conscious about ever changing legal and technological issues along with attaining high moral value and character.
"People's confidence is the source of internal strength of the judiciary of an independent country and to achieve this confidence, judges will have to remain conscious about ever changing legal and technological issues along with attaining high moral value and character," he said while speaking at a ceremony organised on the occasion of his farewell at the Chief Justice's court, in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, who will retire on December 30, sat in the courtroom for hearing and disposing of cases on his last working day Wednesday, as the court will go into a two-week annual vacation tomorrow.
He said the responsibility and uniqueness of the state's three organs are clearly mentioned in the constitution. The cordial relationship of these three organs help flourish democracy and it is a beauty of Bangladesh constitution, he added.
About the huge backlogs of cases, the chief justice said it is undeniable that the number of judges is inadequate in proportion to the number of pending cases in courts. The number of judges needs to be made double in phases from lower to top courts in order to reduce the backlogs of cases, he said.
He said it is essential to formulate a law in line with the constitution
for appointment of judges in higher court in a quick manner and maintaining transparency.
"I'm happy to know that the government has started working to formulate a law for the appointment of judges for the High Court," he added.
Attorney General and Supreme Court Bar Association president AM Amin Uddin and Supreme Court Bar Association's Vice President Muhammad Shafique Ullah also spoke on the occasion.
