PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL)

1. Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
2. Mrs. ShamsunNahar Ahmed
3. Mr Abu Taher Miah
4. Dr K.M. Maqsudur Rahman
5. Mrs Sharmin Hossain
6. Mr Saifur Rahman

1. Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Public Works
2. Chairman, RAJUK
3. Deputy Director (Estate) RAJUK
4. Chief Engineer, RAJUK
5. Borak Real Estate (Pvt) Ltd

BLAST filed a petition challenging an action by RAJUK to revise the original lay-out plan of the Gulshan North Commercial Area, which would have converted an area clearly earmarked and reserved as open space for the use of car parks into commercial plots. The allottees were thereby deprived of their entitlement to car parks as envisaged in the Master Plan and this proposed use of an area designated as open space also posed a threat to the security of adjacent garments factories in case of fire breakout by blocking access to them.

The High Court issued a Rule Nisi on RAJUK to show cause as to why the impugned action of converting the alleged open space into commercial plots and inviting auction notice for sale should not be declared to have been made without lawful authority The Court also directed RAJUK not to open auction bid till hearing.

Mr Justice Tariq Ul Hakim
Ms Justice Farah Mahbub

The respondent nos 2-4 filed affidavit in opposition before the court

The Petitioners file daffidavit in reply to the affidavit in opposition filed by respondent nos. 2-

The respondnet nos. 2-4 filed supplementary affidavit