PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL)

Bangladesh Legal Aid and services Trust (BLAST)

1. Secretary , Ministry of Housing and public Work of Bangladesh;

2. Chairman, RAJUK;

3. Deputy Commissioner, Dhaka;

4. Chairman, Dhaka WASA;

5. Director General, Directorate of Land Survey, Dhaka;

6. Administrator, Dhaka South City Corporation;

7. Executive Engineer, RAJUK;

8. Authorised Officer-1, Planning Permission Department, RAJUK;

9. Hamida Banu;

10. Shahidullah;

11. Amanullah;

A petition was filed challenging the inaction of the Respondents in failing to take steps to prevent the unlawful construction of a residential building by respondent No. 9 to 11 encroaching upon a public road situated in Shah Shaheb Land, Narinda, Gendaria in violation of the approved plan issued by Respondent No. 7. 

The High Court issued a Rule Nisi directing the respondents to show cause as to why the failure of the respondents in preventing unlawful construction of a residential building by the respondent no 9 to 12 encroaching upon a public road situated in Gendaria, Dhaka should not be declared to be unlawful. The Court also restrained the Respondents by an order of injunction from continuing with construction. Respondents 2-6 were directed to file an affidavit stating what steps they have taken pursuant to the petitioner’s applications.

Mr. Justice Mirza Hussain Haider
Mr. Justice AKM Zahirul Hoque