BNP leader Nazrul Islam Khan questions law minister’s comment on High Court verdict

BNP's Nazrul Islam Khan has questioned the legal basis of the law minister's comments  that the High Court verdict declaring illegal the 16th Amendment to the Constitution restoring Parliament’s power to impeach Supreme Court judges is 'unconstitutional’.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 6 May 2016, 07:41 PM
Updated : 6 May 2016, 07:41 PM

“So now the courts give unconstitutional verdicts?” Standing Committee Member Khan

wondered on Friday.

He wondered if Minister Anisul Huq's comment amounted to a contempt of court for calling into question the verdict given by a court of law.

The special bench of justices Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Md Ashraful Kamal declared the amendment illegal in a majority verdict on Thursday.

Hours after the verdict, the law minister termed the verdict ‘unconstitutional’ during an unscheduled discussion in Parliament.

“We’ll follow legal path. We won’t tolerate any conspiracy against democracy,” the minister had said.

A senior lawyer at the Supreme Court, Huq had added that the verdict would not stand if challenged in the appeals court.

The government is gearing up to contest the verdict.

Taking umbrage at the law minister’s words, Khan said, “I believe that the court should consider that saying that a court verdict runs counter to the Constitution is the worst thing someone can say. This should be taken into consideration,” BNP leader Khan said.