SCBA urges CJ to start regular court functions

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) today requested the chief justice to immediately resume regular functions of courts across the country for the sake of lawyers and litigants.

SCBA Secretary Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal sent a letter to the office of Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain both manually and virtually saying lawyers have been facing serious procedural problems in filing and moving cases, bringing the cases in the cause list and sending court orders to the recipients in the current virtual court system.

The letter also added that SCBA had earlier (July 8) placed seven proposals to the chief justice regarding reopening of regular court activities strictly following health guidelines.

But the SCBA has yet to see any steps towards resuming regular court functions.

On May 10, Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain issued some directives under the Usage of Information Technology in Court Ordinance 2020 for the courts about dealing with urgent cases through using information and communication technology during the ongoing closure.

Since May 11, the courts of the country including the SC started virtual judicial functions under the same ordinance.