The High Court on Monday disposed of a writ petition that challenged the legality of the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council, formed by the interim government to recommend appointments of Supreme Court judges to the president.
The bench of Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury disposed of the petition with observation and without issuing a rule.
The court said it would deliver its observation in the written order to be released shortly.
Additional attorney general Aneek R Haque, opposing the petition on behalf of the state, told 抖阴精品 that there was no legal bar to the council functioning and recommending appointments of Supreme Court judges.
The petition was filed by lawyer Md Ajmol Hossain Khokon, a member of the convening committee of the Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a platform of pro-BNP lawyers.
Senior lawyer and Bangladesh Bar Council vice-chairman Zainul Abedin, appearing for the petitioner, argued that the Supreme Judicial Appointment Ordinance 2025鈥檚 imposition of a minimum age requirement of 45 years to qualify for appointment contradicts the constitutional provision, which only requires 10 years of legal practice as an advocate or judicial officer.
Zainul contended that setting a minimum age of 45 years effectively introduced a new qualification standard without amending the constitution, a move the current interim government has no mandate to undertake.
