The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court verdict that had restored the Supreme Court’s authority over the control and discipline of subordinate court judges and directed the establishment of a separate Supreme Court Secretariat.

A five-member Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, passed the order, staying the High Court verdict until the disposal of the government’s appeal challenging the judgment.

The apex court also fixed June 16 for the hearing of the appeal and directed both sides to submit summaries of their arguments before the hearing.

In its verdict delivered on September 2, 2025, the High Court directed the government to establish a separate Supreme Court Secretariat within three months of receiving the certified copy of the judgment.

The government filed the appeal on May 20, arguing that the High Court judgment contained ‘fundamental constitutional and legal errors’ and disrupted the constitutional balance among the organs of the state.

On May 21, Chamber Judge Justice Farah Mahbub sent the matter to the full Appellate Division bench for a hearing on June 9, after Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus sought a stay on the High Court verdict.