The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed did not issue any show-cause or explanation notices to three High Court judges, Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam, Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman, and Justice Md Zakir Hossain, over the granting of a large number of bail.
The clarification was made in a statement issued by the Supreme Court鈥檚 public relations officer, Md Shafiqul Islam, Tuesday afternoon in a move to clear confusion created by some media reports.
The statement said that the chief justice sought case-related information from the three judges as part of routine administrative activities under the court鈥檚 internal management process.
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The SC statement said that the media reports presented the main issue in a distorted manner, creating confusion among the people.
It further noted that the media reports also mentioned that the special officer of the High Court Division Md Muajjem Hussain, had conveyed the notices to the judges through WhatsApp messages and phone calls, which the Supreme Court termed incorrect.
鈥楳oreover, this is a privileged court communication, which is fully confidential,鈥� it added.
