Don't 'slander' judiciary: Chief Justice tells media

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has asked the media not to ‘spread canards' about the judiciary.

He made this observation on Monday during a hearing on a rule against the editor and executive editor of Bengali daily 'Janakantha'.

The editors have been pulled for a 'defamatory' article in their newspaper against the chief justice.

Their counsel Salahuddin Dolon produced a transcript of a conversation between the Chief Justice and someone else and then referred to the constitutional provisions for the oath of office that judges have to take, possibly to highlight discrepancies.

The Chief Justice said the transcript was about a discussion he had with another judge and accused the 'Janakantha' editors for trying to 'mislead the court' even after a rule has been issued against them for a 'defamatory' article.

Both Janakantha Editor Atikullah Khan Masud and Executive Editor Swadesh Roy were present during the hearing.

An enlarged bench of the Supreme Court's appeals division headed by the Chief Justice has decided to issue its final verdict on the 'Janakantha' defamation case on Aug 13.

For details please read the Bangla story  

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