Writ petition seeking probe into graft allegations against 51 judges, other staff rejected
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The High Court on Tuesday turned down a writ petition filed seeking investigation into allegations of graft against some 51 people including judges and staff of lower courts across the country.
The HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury passed the order after hearing the petition.
Advocate Md Amimul Ehsan Zobair, a Supreme Court lawyer, stood for the petition while Additional Attorney General Arshadur Rauf represented the state.
The court said they did not find any such ACC report based on which media published report about involvement of judges and staff of the lower courts in graft and it is not acceptable without cent percent assurance.
Advocate Md Amimul Ehsan Zobair filed the writ petition on Monday.
The Secretary of the Law Ministry, Registrar General of the Supreme Court, and the Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) were made respondents to the writ petition.
A report was published in a national daily headlined ‘Unbelievable wealth of 51 judges and staff’ and the writ was filed attaching the newspaper report.