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The Supreme Court administration has introduced new measures to prevent fraud in case filings and affidavit submissions and to strengthen security in the Appellate Division.
Under the new directives, all enlisted Advocates-on-Record (AORs) of the Appellate Division must submit their specimen signatures along with certified copies of photographs and identity cards of their registered law clerks (muhuris) to the registry.
The instructions were issued in an emergency notice signed by Appellate Division Deputy Registrar Mohammad Mehdi Hasan on July 6. AORs have been asked to complete the prescribed forms and submit the required documents to the Registrar’s Office by July 16.
According to Supreme Court administration sources, inconsistencies in verifying the signatures of Advocates-on-Record on case filings and affidavits had been detected for a long time, making it difficult to immediately confirm whether signatures on court documents were genuine.
The administration also expressed concern over unauthorized individuals entering the filing and judicial sections of the Appellate Division. Officials said people without valid clerk identification cards had been accessing sensitive areas under various pretexts, disrupting the work of court staff.
Under the new rules, the signatures used on cases, petitions, caveats and other applications must exactly match the specimen signatures stored in the registry.
In addition, only authorized clerks holding valid identity cards will be allowed to enter the filing and judicial sections of the Appellate Division or handle court documents.
The notice also requires Advocates-on-Record to submit the names, photographs and certified copies of valid identity cards of their registered clerks directly to the Registrar’s Office within the specified deadline.
Lawyers at the Supreme Court said the new measures would help prevent fraudulent practices such as filing or withdrawing cases using forged signatures, while improving transparency, security and the management of judicial records.
