The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh is the
appellate court
A court of appeals, also called a court of appeal, appellate court, appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal. In much of ...
in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. The Appellate Division is the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases, with appellate review authority over judgements of the
High Court Division
The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন) popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate D ...
.
The Court is composed of eight judges, led by its
Chief Justice,
Hasan Foez Siddique
Hasan Foez Siddique (born 26 September 1956) is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who is the 23rd and current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is scheduled to retire on 25 September 2023.
Early life and education
Siddique was ...
.
History
The Appellate Division is
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
's highest court, and thus its
court of final appeal. Its earliest predecessor was the
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ( ur, ; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Established in accordance to thePart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate a ...
which, following partition of India introduced in 1947, had the distinctionary powers of being the highest Courts for all cases.
Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
As the
final court of appeal of the country, it takes up appeals primarily against verdicts of the
High Court Division
The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন) popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate D ...
and other courts and tribunals.
Issue and execution of appellate processes
Power of Review
Advisory Jurisdiction
Rule making power
Justices of the Appellate Division
References
{{Government of Bangladesh
Judiciary of Bangladesh
Law of Bangladesh