Case Number: Writ Petition No.2760 of 2008
Date of filing: 2008/04/06
Petitioners
1.Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST);
2.Md. Bellal Mollah;
3. Md. Nurul Islam
Respondents
- Secretary, Housing and Public Works;
- Secretary, Ministry of Land;
- Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs;
- Secretary, Ministry of Industry;
- General Manager, Bangladesh ShilpaRinSangstha;
- Mayor, Dhaka City Corporation;
- Deputy Commissioner, Dhaka District;
- Additional District Magistrate, Dhaka;
- Nazmunnahar Manu, Executive Magistrate, Dhaka Collectoriate;
- Inspector General of Police;
- Police Commissioner, Dhaka Metropolitan Police;
- Deputy Police Commissioner (Mirpur Section), DMP;
- Officer-in-Charge, Shaha Ali Police Station, DMP, Dhaka
Facts
The petitioners challenged the notice dated on 19.03.2008 issued by the Executive Magistrate, Dhaka Collectorate, Dhaka directing the police to evict approximately 2,000 inhabitants of Jhilpara Slum, Shahli Thana, Dhaka and to vacate the slum area by 07.04.2008 on plea of illegal occupation without prior rehabilitation or resettlement.BLAST, along with the residents of Jhilpara Slum, filed a writ petition in the High Court on 06.04.2008 challenging a notice dated 19.03.2008 and issued by the Executive Magistrate directing the police to evict approximately 2,000 inhabitants of Jhilpara Slum, Shahli Thana, Dhaka and to vacate the slum area by 07.04.2008 on the plea of illegal, unauthorized occupation without providing alternative accommodation.
Rule/Order/Judgment
Date: 07/04/2008
Details
The Honourable High Court Division issued a rule and stayed the operation of the impugned notice dated on 19.03.2008 for a period of 3 (three) months.
Justices
Mr. Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain
Mr. Justice Farid Ahmed.
Area of law
Equality,
Livelihood,
Shelter,
Life,
Access to Justice,
Discrimination,
Accountability and Institutional Reform
Keywords
Jhilpara Slum Eviction Case
Relevant statute
Articles 15, 31, 32 & 102 of the Constitution;
Government Land and Properties (Recovery of Possession) Ordinance 1970;
International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
Date: 20/05/2008
Details
The court rejected the application for vacating the order of stay granted on 07.04.08.
Justices
Mr. Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain
Mr. Justice Farid Ahmed
Date: 03/07/2008
Details
The court extended the order of stay till disposal of the Rule.
Justices
Mr. Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain
Mr. Justice Farid Ahmed.
Date: 27/07/2009
Details
The Appellate Division dismissed the petition for leave to appeal (1722/08)which was filed against the order dated 20th May, 2008 passed by the High Court Division in Writ Petition No. 2760/08 rejecting the application for vacating the order of stay.
Justices
Mr. Justice M. M. Ruhul Amin
Mr. Justice Md. Abdul Aziz
Mr. Justice Bijan Kumar Das
Mr. Justice Md. Muzammel Hossain
Date: 13/03/2018
Details
The court dismissed the case for default (DD).
Justices
Mr. Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif
Mr. Justice Md. Badruzzaman
Date: 13/08/2018
Details
The case is being restored and fixed for hearing.
Justices
Mr. Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif
Mr. Justice Razik-Al-Jalil
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