16 Apr 2012: Tribunal case transfer

After the court dealt with the Sangram contempt matter, Golam Arif, the Chief Prosecutor, then asked if the case of Quamrazzauman could be transferred to tribunal number 2

Tajul Islam, the defence counsel questioned whether the defence counsel also had the power to seek a transfer of a case to another tribunal.

Justice Nizamul Huq said that the defence could apply to the Court, and the Court may take steps.

Justice Nizamul Huq passed the following order (summary)

The Chief Prosecutor has filed an application for the transfer of this case to the Tribunal-2. We’ve heard both the Chief Prosecutor and the Defence Counsel. We’ve gone through the application and consider the present position of the cases. There are 8 cases pending before this tribunal. We’re of the view that- this case may be transferred to the Tribunal-2 for quick disposal; so the application is allowed

Let the instant case be transferred to Tribunal-2 with immediate effect.

A similar application and order was made relating to Alim and Mollah.

The tribunal then move onto deal with an application by Chowdhury