Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah resigns
Senior Justice of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Abdul Wahhab Miah has resigned from his post. He sent his resignation letter to the President on Friday.
It was known that officials of Bangabhaban received his resignation letter.
The senior Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah was performing his duty as the Acting Chief Justice as the post of Chief Justice fell vacant following resignation of the country’s 21st Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on November 10 last year. Abdul Wahhab Miah is schedule to go on retirement on November 10 of the current year. He was the senior most Justice in the Appellate Division.
On Friday afternoon the President appointed Appellate Division Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain as the country’s 22nd Chief Justice. He will be sworn-in as the Chief Justice at 7 pm on Saturday.
According to the article 95 of the constitution, President has the sole authority to appoint Chief Justice.
On Friday afternoon at the Ministers’ Apartment in Baily Road in the capital Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said to the newsmen, the President has appointed Chief Justice according to the constitution. No section of the constitution is violated in this regard.
There was a rumor that Acting Chief Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah will be appointed as the Chief Justice. But he was not appointed finally.
While expressing his reaction the Attorney General said that though there is a violation of seniority but no untoward situation will be occurred.
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