Govt is mulling Upazila Courts, says minister
Friday, 6 March 2009
Law minister Shafique Ahmed told parliament that the government had plans to set up upazila level courts, reports bdnews24.com.
But he said a paucity of judges and absence of good libraries were standing in the way.
"Courts cannot be set up by constructing the buildings only," he said. "We need skilled judges and friendly relations between the bar (lawyers) and the benches (judges)," the minister said.
"Otherwise, plaintiffs will still be deprived of justice".
The minister was replying to a notice, submitted by Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad, on setting up of courts at the local government level. Ershad said he created the Upazila system to decentralise administration as well as judiciary.
But he said a paucity of judges and absence of good libraries were standing in the way.
"Courts cannot be set up by constructing the buildings only," he said. "We need skilled judges and friendly relations between the bar (lawyers) and the benches (judges)," the minister said.
"Otherwise, plaintiffs will still be deprived of justice".
The minister was replying to a notice, submitted by Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad, on setting up of courts at the local government level. Ershad said he created the Upazila system to decentralise administration as well as judiciary.