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'No legal bar for 5 justices in review hearing'

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Published: 12:09, 26 December 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
'No legal bar for 5 justices in review hearing'

Staff Correspondent: Law Minister Anisul Huq said there is no need to appoint new justices for review hearing over the verdict of 16th constitutional amendment cancellation. Five justices who were in the Appellate Division bench can hear in the case."

The Minister made this statement to the reporters while emerging from a programme of Judicial Administration Training Institute in the capital on Tuesday.

He said, "I can say from my experience of reading Supreme Court (SC) rules that review hearing will not be halt for appointing new justice. The bench was involved in hearing can hear again, this is the rule. So, no need to appoint new justices."


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