The five-member full bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed JR Mudassir Husain, will also hear a contempt petition against another nine bureaucrats and the government proceedings regarding implementation of the Supreme Court's 12-point directives in judiciary separation case.

Other members of the bench are Justice Mohammad Ruhul Amin, Justice MM Ruhul Amin, Justice Tafazzal Islam and Justice Amirul Kabir Chowdhury

On February 22, the Appellate Division fixed March 1 for hearing the contempt rule.

On the same day, Barrister M Amir-Ul Islam, counsel for the Judiciary separation case, filed the contempt petition against the nine for 'violating at different times' the 12-point directives of the Supreme Court in the judgement of the Masdar Hossain versus Bangladesh case, popularly known as judiciary separation case.

The nine bureaucrats are Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, Law Secretary Alauddin Sardar, former law secretary Md Asaduzzaman, Establishment Secretary Mahbubur Rahman, Cabinet Secretary ASM Abdul Halim, Home Secretary and former establishment secretary Safar Raj Hossain, former establishment secretary Anwarul Bar Chowdhury, Finance Secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan and former finance secretary Siddiqur Rahman.

On February 22, Attorney General AJ Mohammad Ali, submitted through affidavit the government's steps undertaken on the Supreme Court's 12-point directives.

The accused nine government officials against whom the Supreme Court issued contempt rule for distorting the judgement of the Masdar Hossain case will have to appear in person before the Appellate Division this morning, as the apex court did not exempt the accused officials from the contempt charge and personal appearance before the court.

The accused nine government officials are Joint Secretaries of the Establishment Ministry Lokman Hakim, Badrul Alam Tarafdar and Md Abdur Rab Hawlader, Deputy Secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury and Senior Assistant Secretary Md Khalilur Rahman, Deputy Secretary of the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry Shafiqul Islam Talukder and senior Assistant Secretary Mohammad Harunur Rashid, and Deputy Secretaries of the Cabinet Division Md Fazlul Huq and AKM Motaleb Hossain of finance ministry.