Case Number: Writ Petition No. 3508 of 2014

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Date of filing: 2014/04/13

Petitioners

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)

Respondents

Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest
Director General, Department of Environment
Deputy Commissioner, Bogra
Director, Department of Environment, Bogra
Upazilla Nirbahi Officer, Sherpur, Bogra
Chairman, Sherpur UpazillaParishad, Bogra
Chairman, Mirzapur Union, Bogra
M/S Lition Jewel Traders
M/S Hossain Traders
M/S Abdul Mannan Traders

Facts

Without an environmental clearance, the ‘Chita Mills’ were set up at Sherpur, Bogra, causing severe noise and air pollution, jeopardising the normal life of the local populace and adversely affecting the children, women and the elderly in particular.

Rule/Order/Judgment

Date: 15/04/2014

Details

The High Court issued a Rule Nisi upon the respondents to show cause as to why the failure in preventing the setting up and operation of M/S Lition Jewel Traders, M/S Hossain Trader sand M/S Abdul Mannan Traders should not be declared to be without lawful authority, and why the respondents should not be directed to shut down those Mills.

Justices

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

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Area of law

Environment,
Health,
Accountability and Institutional Reform

Keywords

‘Chita Mill’ case

Relevant statute

Local Government (Union Parishad) Act 2009;

উপজেলা পরিষদ আইন, ১৯৯৮;

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

Environmental Conservation Act, 1997;