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Outgoing justice slams injustice to law

Staff Correspondent
Justice Abu Sayeed Ahmmed of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday criticised nonconfirmation and supercession of judges, and conflicts among lawyers.
He was speaking at his farewell.
"It is a matter of regret that many judges are appointed at a time and then some of them have to go because of non-confirmation. Did you ever think of their pangs and the disgrace that they are subjected to? Similarly, only the affected would ever realise the agony of being superceded," Justice Ahmmed said.
The farewell reception, organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, was held at the courtroom of the chief justice. Attorney General AF Hassan Ariff and Bar President Rokanuddin Mahmud also spoke at the function attended by Chief Justice KM Hasan and other judges and senior lawyers.
"I think criminal justice is not dispensed properly in our society. People do not want to be a witness apprehending threats on their lives. Criminals destroy evidence adopting various tactics. That's why circumstantial evidences should be valued too in dispensing justice,"
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said Justice Ahmmed reading out a written speech.
"It's very unfortunate that lawyers being the 'cream of society' are creating divisions among themselves. Even they indulge in fisticuffs over flimsy issues. As a result, our profession has been undermined in the public eye," observed Justice Ahmmed urging the law professionals to remain united. United, he said, they could realise all due andlegal demands.
Justice Ahmmed shed light on the political situation prevailing in the country saying, " If one political party comes to power, the other does not turn up at Bangabhavan when invited. They call frequent hartals and don't attend parliament. These go against the spirit of democracy."
Justice Ahmmed called for banning hartal by enacting a law.
Born on August 23, 1938, Justice Abu Sayeed Ahmmed was appointed a High Court Division judge on November 1, 1992 and elevated to the Appellate Division on March 5, 2002. He was also the secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association during 1984-85. He retires on Saturday.
The justice who was critical of supercession at the end of his career, might himself be replaced by a judge superceding three other senior judges.
Last month, a case of supercession took place when a judge from the High Court Division was elevated to the Appellate Division superceding a senior one. The Bar Association has been waging a movement against the practice for a long time.