Published : 29 Oct 2025, 06:33 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:39 PM
Following media reports suggesting the chief justice served show-cause notices on three High Court judges, the Supreme Court has clarified that no such notices were issued.
In a media statement on Tuesday, the Supreme Court said the chief justice had only requested “case-related information” from the judges as part of routine administrative procedure.
Earlier in the day, several news outlets reported that the chief Justice had issued show-cause notices to three High Court judges over granting a large number of bail orders.
The judges named in those reports were Justice Abu Taher Saifur Rahman, Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam, and Justice Zakir Hossain.
The Supreme Court statement read, “Some media outlets have reported that Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has issued show-cause notices and sought explanations from three judges of the High Court Division for granting a large number of bail orders.”
“It was also reported that Special Officer of the High Court Division Md Moazzem Hossain informed the three Judges, Abu Taher Saifur Rahman, Mustafa Zaman Islam, and Zakir Hossain, of these notices through WhatsApp and phone calls.”
“In reality, Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has not issued any show-cause notice to the mentioned judges. Rather, he only requested certain information regarding cases, as part of an internal administrative process within court management.”
The statement added that the reports had “distorted” and “misrepresented” the context of the communication, causing public confusion.
It also described the correspondence as “privileged court communication” that should have remained confidential.
The Supreme Court directed the media to verify the authenticity of information before publishing court-related news in order to preserve the reputation of the judiciary and avoid misleading the public.
