I'm perhaps happiest man to see separation: Masdar

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"I'm perhaps the happiest man as I myself am able to see the separation", Judge Masdar Hossain, a historic figure in the episode of the country's separation of the judiciary, said Wednesday, reports UNB.
Now the Inspector General of Registration (IGR), Masdar filed the case along with 440 judicial service cadre officers in 1995.
"I filed the case for three reasons", a beaming Judge Masdar told journalists at the Supreme Court (SC) Wednesday afternoon.
Firstly, he said, the judicial service was treated as the government service like the administrative cadre service, which is against the constitutional mandate.
Secondly, Masdar said, the judicial service cadre officers were degraded one step compared with other cadre services in the national pay scale.
Thirdly, he said, "We wanted to ensure the dignity of our service in accordance with Article 22 of the Constitution."
The Appellate Division of the SC gave 12-point directive in the Masdar Hossain versus the government on December 2, 1999 to separate the judiciary from the executive control.