Case Number: Writ Petition No. 2329 of 2014

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Date of filing: 2014/03/06

Petitioners

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)

Respondents

Secretary, Ministry of Land
Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest
Secretary, Ministry of LGRD and Co-operative
Director General, Department of Environment
Deputy Commissioner, Tangail
Deputy Director, Department of Environment, Tangail
Upazilla Nirbahi Officer, Shokhipur Upazilla, Tangail
Chairman, Shokhipur Upazilla, Tangail
Assistant Commissioner (Land) Shokhipur Upazilla, Tangail
Mayor, ShokhipurPouroshova, Tangail

Facts

‘Ramkha Pond’ at Shokhipur, Tangail is commonly used by thousands of inhabitants as a source of water. This pond and its adjacent bank is being grabbed by few local influential people for the construction of shops and others structures.

Rule/Order/Judgment

Date: 09/03/2014

Details

The High Court issued a Rule Nisi to show cause as to why the respondents shouldnot be directed to protect the historic ‘Ramkha Pond’ in Tangail from encroachments upon the bank and filling up the portion of the pond upon removing all structures for construction of shops, and why they should not be directed to restore the pond and its banks to its original position.

Justices

Mr. Justice Mirza Hussain Haider
Mr. Justice Muhammad Khursid Alam Sarkar

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Area of law

Environment

Keywords

‘Ramkha Pond’ case

Relevant statute

Constitution, Articles 13, 18(A), 31 and 32;

Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995 (Act No. 1 of 1995);

Environmental Conservation Act, 1997;

মহানগরী, বিভাগীয় শহর ও জেলা শহরের পউর এলাকাসহ দেশের সকল পউর এলাকার মাঠ, উম্মুক্ত স্থান, উদ্যান এবং প্রাকৃতিক জলধার সংরক্ষণ আইন, ২০০০;