System of Bangladesh Syed Mahfujul Haque Marjan Course Instructor Media and the Law MSJ 11411
What is Judicial System ?
The judiciary (also known as the judicial
system or court system) is the system of
courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. Judicial SystemThe judiciary in
Bangladesh consists of the higher
judiciary (the Supreme Court) and the subordinate judiciary (the lower courts)
Subordinate judiciary Judicial System of Bangladesh
Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Supreme Court the apex court of
the country It consists two division-the
Appellate Division and the High
Court Division
Chief Justice of Bangladesh and other
judges in each division constitute the
Supreme Court
Chief justice and other judges are
independent in the exercise of their judicial
functions subject to the provisions of the Constitution
Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha
The Chief Justice and other judges are
appointed by the President in accordance
with the advice of the Prime Minister. Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed
from amongst the advocates of the Supreme
Court and judicial officers Judges appointed in the Appellate Division
sit in that division with the Chief Justice, and
the judges appointed in the High Court Division sit in that division
High court division has power of
judicial review High court division may also
withdraw a case from any
subordinate court In enforcing the fundamental rights,
high court division is empowered to
declare any law inconsistent with the fundamental right or any other
Both the divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh are courts of
record, and have power subject to the provisions of the Contempt of
Courts Act 2013 to investigate and punish any one for contempt of court
High court division has superintendence and
control over all subordinate courts and tribunals established by law
Appellate division hears appeals from the
judgment, decree, order or sentence passed by
the high court division or from any other court or tribunal The appellate division has advisory jurisdiction
to give its opinion when sought by the President
on any question of law of public importance Appellate division has power to issue any
direction, order, decree or writ including
attendance of any person or discovery or production of any document
Subordinate Judiciary
District judge is the head of the judiciary
in each of the districts
District judge has administrative control
over all the civil courts of the district
Civil Procedure CodeAny person adversely
affected by the action or threat of another as
to his right to property or status is required to get the dispute decided through the civil court by presenting a plaint before it and obtaining a decree, and at times to execute the decree if his adversary does not comply with it.
In entertaining and deciding a suit or
proceedings the civil court follows the
procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 Code of Criminal Procedures, 1861
covers offences punishable with
death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a term exceeding two years.
