SCBA terms review petition a conspiracy

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday sharply criticized the government for seeking review of the verdict that revoked the 16th amendment to the Constitution.
SCBA president Adv Zainul Abedin at a press briefing at the association's South Hall on Monday termed the review petition as a stand of the government against the Supreme Court (SC).
The criticism came a day after the government on Sunday filed a petition seeking review of the SC verdict that scrapped the parliament's power to impeach judges for "incapacity or misconduct."
"The government is conspiring to have the full verdict of the apex court revoked through filing a review petition to establish control on the Supreme Court judges," Zainul Abedin said.
"Justice SK Sinha was ousted by a judicial coup for delivering the verdict on the 16th amendment. The verdict was not against any specific person or group but the government wants to run the judiciary as per its whim to gain its own interest. The court has to follow its directive, or else, others will face the same fate as SK Sinha's," he said.
"One or two observations of a verdict may conflict with the government's opinion but according to the Attorney General, the review petition placed 94 arguments against the verdict. It appears that the government is trying to establish its full control over the judiciary tactfully," he added.
"We believe that among the seven judges of the Appellate Division who delivered the judgment, five are still in the Appellate Division. They'll scrap the petition in line with their previous judgment," he said.