Pro-government lawyers however joined the get together held at the Judges' Lounge in the Supreme Court building. Chief Justice Syed JR Mudassir Husain, judges and lawyers exchanged greetings at the function as the court reopened after a 50-day vacation.

The SCBA earlier postponed its court boycott programme until Eid vacation following the CJ's assurance of settling the debated issue of the judges' appointment but decided to abstain from joining the get together if the new judges were present there.

SCBA President Rokanuddin Mahmud said the new judges should not be given any task at the moment. Since question has been raised about their efficiency and ability, they should first read more about their tasks, he told reporters yesterday.

The Supreme Court Bar is willing to meet the prime minister to discuss the appointment of new judges, Rokanuddin said.

The SCBA started boycotting the CJ's court in protest against the August 22 appointment of 19 additional judges to the High Court, terming it 'political appointment.' The boycott started on August 30, two days before the court went on summer vacation.

The SC Bar, however, on Saturday decided to join the CJ's court ending its boycott and requested the CJ to take initiatives to resolve the matter.

Bar Secretary Bashir Ahmed said he had contacted with the CJ's office before beginning of yesterday's get together to know about the presence of the new judges at the function but he did not get any response. "We boycotted the function as the new judges were present there," he told The Daily Star.

The Supreme Court will go on Eid vacation from November 11 to 22. Before reopening of the court after the vacation, the SCBA will sit again to decide its position on the boycott reviewing the latest development, the bar secretary said.