Law Week
HC bail to Duke stayed
The Supreme Court on July 21stayed a High Court order that granted bail to Saiful Islam Duke, nephew of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in August 21 grenade attack case. An eight-member bench of Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Md Mozammel Hossain stayed the HC order after granting a leave-to-appeal petition recently filed by the government against the order. The stay order will continue till disposal of the appeal, the bench said. Earlier, the HC granted bail to Duke in the case on May 14 this year. The chamber judge of the Appellate Division on May 8 stayed the HC order and later on extended it till July 10. The Appellate Division on July 21 passed the order after scrutinising the charge sheet of the case submitted by police to the lower court.-The Daily star online edition July 21 2011.
BDR carnage trial
A court on July 20 framed charges against 430 of 850 accused in a carnage case filed in connection with the 2009 Pilkhana mutiny. Arson, lootings, dumping bodies, burying people in mass graves and theft are the other charges brought against the accused. Of the 430, 409 are members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) while the rest include former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu, Awami League leader Torab Ali and 17 civilians. The court will frame charges against the remaining 420 people on July 27. A total of 74 people including 57 army officers were killed at Pilkhana, the headquarters of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), now renamed BGB, in the mutiny on February 25-26, 2009. Judge Mohammad Zohurul Hoque of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court began framing charges after rejecting discharge pleas of the accused.-The Daily star July 21 2011.
Aminbazar Tragedy, Govt asked to explain
in 10 days
The High Court on July 20 issued a rule upon the government to explain in 10 days why it should not be directed to punish the people including law enforcers liable for the loss of lives of six students in Aminbazar on July 18. In response to a writ petition, the court in the rule also asked the officials concerned to explain why they should not be directed to compensate the families of the victims beaten to death. It asked why inaction and failure of the law enforcers concerned should not be declared illegal and unconstitutional. The HC bench of Justice Farid Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif came up with the rule following a writ filed by Advocate Tajul Islam, secretary general of National Forum for Protection of Human Rights.- The Daily star July 21 2011.
HC summoned Amini
The High Court on July 20 summoned Fazlul Haque Amini, chief of an Islami Oikya Jote faction, to explain his derogatory comment on the constitution. The court also issued a rule upon the government to explain within two weeks why its avoiding legal steps against Amini should not be declared illegal. Amini reportedly told a meeting in the city's Lalbagh area on July 14 that the recently amended constitution will be thrown in the dustbin. The Daily Amar Desh published the comment on July 15. In response to a writ petition filed by writer-columnist Shahriar Kabir, an HC bench directed Amini to appear before it at 10:30am on July 27 with an explanation. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore ordered the Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner to take legal steps against the IOJ leader for making the comment. - The Daily star July 21 2011.
More mobile courts to rein back prices
The High Court on July 19 directed the government to set up immediately adequate number of mobile courts in Dhaka and Chittagong cities to monitor wholesale markets and rein in soaring prices of essentials. The HC issued a rule upon the government also to explain within 10 days its inaction to check the price hike. An HC bench comprised of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore came up with the rule after hearing public interest litigation filed on July 17 by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB), a rights body. The bench ordered the secretaries to the ministries of commerce and food to take appropriate legal actions against the businessmen responsible for increasing the prices and creating an artificial crisis of essentials. It ordered the police to assist the mobile courts as per their requirements.- The Daily star July 20 2011.
Viqarunnisa student gives statement to court
The Viqarunnisa student, who was allegedly molested by her teacher, gave a statement to a Dhaka court on July 17. Metropolitan Magistrate Shamima Parvin recorded it under section 22 of the Women and Children Repre-ssion Prevention Act, 2000. Details of her statement could not be known immediately. The court gave the victim to her grandfather's custody.Earlier, Porimol Joydhor, a Bangla teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College's Bashundhara branch, allegedly molested her at his coaching centre on May 28.- The Daily star July 19 2011.
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