Faridpur judge court building shaky

The Faridpur judge court building lies in a decrepit state and cracks have appeared in four of its rooms, hampering judicial activities. The Public Works Department, identifying the rooms as vulnerable, has ordered stoppage of all official activities there.   The risky structures include three courtrooms and one duplicate section, reports UNB.    Activities are going on, though partially, only in the courtroom of the additional district and sessions judge, while judges are not coming to attend court in two other rooms.   Court sources said Faridpur PWD Executive Engineer Gazi Shawkat Ali, in a letter to the district judge on June 2, identified the rooms of the duplicate section, special judge court, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal and Additional District and Sessions Judge’s Court-1 as risky and sought immediate measures to stop their use.   Accordingly, Anwarul Haq, district and sessions judge, sent a request to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on June 3 asking for an order to the authorities concerned to take immediate steps as needed.   In addition, the judge sent copies of the letter to the judges of the three courts and concerned officials in the duplicate section.   After receiving a copy of the letter, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Atabullah left Faridpur on June 6, requesting the district and session judge to see his works on June 8 and 9, and has not returned since.   Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Peshkar Safayet Sajid said activities at the tribunal have remained suspended since June 8.   Meanwhile, judge of the special judge court Shafiqur Rahman carried out the work of Sub-Judge Court-2 for a few days; but he has also stopped attending court for the same apparent reason.   Judge Barekuzzaman of the additional district and sessions judge’s court-1 is continuing activities in the court.   Litigants are failing to get justice in their cases as court proceedings are not being held in time due to the dilapidated condition of the courtrooms.