Attorney General's Office issues directives to check 'notice fraud' in Supreme Court cases

The Attorney General's Office has issued six new directives to prevent “notice forgery” in Supreme Court cases, which will come into effect on Jun 14.

Issuing a statement on Tuesday, the office of the country’s highest law officer said the measures were taken because authorities noticed some loopholes in the process and the “fabrication” that staff members of the office allegedly commit in collusion with each other, bdnews24.com reports.

Earlier in the day, during the vacation period, a mismatch was found between the tender numbers in the notices and those mentioned in the original applications for several cases in Court No. 14 of the Annex Building.

After detecting the alleged "fraud" intended to gain an unfair advantage, the court removed 16 items from the daily cause list, the notice reads.

Additionally, a discrepancy existed between the identifying lawyers of the original applications and the counsels signing the notices.

“The unethical actions of a few individuals have brought shame to lawyers and those involved in the judicial process,” reads the notice.

The guidelines mandate that the identifying lawyer for the original applications and the counsel signing the notices must be the same person.

The notice must be issued within seven days of filing the case affidavit, and the tender number must be typed in the submitted notice.

A photocopy of the original application (blue copy) and both pages of the power of attorney must be submitted along with the notice at the end of the affidavit.

In addition, the instructions mandate attaching a copy of the previous notice to the new one if a case previously filed in one court is to be listed in another.

The directives were sent to the Supreme Court Bar Association to update the lawyers.