Dhaka, June 9 -- The state's appeal against a High Court verdict issued last year directing the establishment of an independent secretariat for the Supreme Court is scheduled to be heard on Jun 16.

Until the appeal is disposed of, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has decided to stay the High Court's verdict.

On Tuesday, a four-member bench led by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury fixed the date for the hearing.

Although the interim government had established the secretariat through an ordinance, the BNP government later repealed it after coming to power.

On Sept 2, 2025, a High Court bench ordered that an independent secretariat for the Supreme Court be established within three months. The full 185-page judgment was pu...