Case Number: Writ Petition No. 2060 of 2001

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Date of filing: 2001/05/21

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)

Respondents

Secretary, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Secretary, Bangladesh Secretariat
Chairman, Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB)
Chief n Accounts Officer, BTTB
Director (Revenue) BTTBw

Facts

BLAST filed a writ petition challenging the failure of the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) to take legal action against the Members of the Fifth and Seventh Parliaments regarding the non-payment of arrears of telephone bills amounting to crores of takas. The Members of Parliament drew their allowances in accordance with the provisions of the Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) Order, 1973 and received monthly allowances for telephone bills, but had reportedly not repaid their dues.

Rule/Order/Judgment

Date: 27/04/2006

Details

The High Court delivered a judgment on 27.04.2006 directing the authorities to initiate steps for realising the dues outstanding from the defaulting MPs within six months, and in case of the members’ failure to repay outstanding bills within reasonable time, to take actions against them as per the provisions of law.

Justices

Mr. Justice A.B.M. KhairulHaque
Mr. Justice A.T.M. FazleKabir

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Reference

60 DLR (2008) 176

Area of law

Equality,
Accountability and Institutional Reform

Keywords

‘MP’s Telephone Bills’ Case

Relevant statute

Constitution, Articles 21 and 31;

Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) Order, 1973