Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said that the government would take steps to formulate a new contempt of court law as soon as possible.
He said that the initiative would be taken as the existing Contempt of Court Act 1926 had become almost useless.
“The government will sit with the stakeholders to discuss over the fresh law very soon,” he told a workshop on judicial reporting.
Law Reporters’ Forum organised the event at the auditorium of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in the capital.
The minister also said that the journalists should be cautious while reporting on the judiciary as they may face contempt of court for misreporting. The country would be benefited if the journalists discharge their duties properly, he added.
SCBA Secretary AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon asked reporters to write on corruption by the government employees.
With Forum President M Badiuzzaman in the chair, the workshop was also addressed by lawyer Ahsanul Karim, and journalists Faruk Kazi, Kazi Abdul Hannan and Shahiduzzman among others.
