CJ yet to decide about Lady Justice statue

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha is yet to decide about the fate of the statue of Lady Justice, which was taken down from the Supreme Court premises during the early hours of Friday.

“We have not yet received any decision from the chief justice in this regard. We will work according to his decision,” Additional Registrar of the High Court Sabbir Faiz told The Daily Star around 1:00pm today.

The decision about the statue of Lady Justice may be taken today or tomorrow, he said.

Contacted, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told this correspondent that the CJ will take decision about the statue.

“The chief justice is yet to discuss the matter with me,” the attorney general said.

The statue was removed from in front of the SC building around 4:00am yesterday amid demands by some radical Islamist groups, including Hefajat-e Islam, and Awami Olama League. It is still not clear whether the statue would be reinstalled in another place at SC or elsewhere or not at all.

The statue was pulled away by a crane and put on a pickup and was then taken to a spot near the Annex Building of the SC.

The statue's removal sparked protests across the country, while people turned to social media to express their anger and frustration over it. Several socio-political and cultural organisations termed the incident an ominous sign for the country.

Meanwhile, the removal of the statue came as a victory for the Islamist groups, which brought out processions at different places yesterday, thanking the PM. The Islamist organisations now demand removal of all statues across the country.

Source: thedailystar