Law Week
HC stays withdrawal order of 5 cops
The High Court on December 12 stayed a lower court order that directed the inspector general of police (IGP) to withdraw five policemen from their posts for producing a judge before media without taking permission from a magistrate. The stay order will remain in force until further order, the HC said. The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and Justice Farid Ahmed stayed the metropolitan magistrate's withdrawal order after the five policemen filed a petition seeking a stay on the order. Metropolitan Magistrate MA Salam on December 6 ordered the IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandker to withdraw the policemen on charge of violating constitution by producing the judge, Javed Imam, before the media without any permission from any magistrate. The magistrate also asked the IGP to take departmental action against them for producing the judge before media.-The Daily Star online edition December 12 2012.
Jail killing appeal hearing now Jan 15
The Supreme Court on December 12 adjourned until January 15 the hearing on an appeal filed against a High Court verdict that acquitted six former army personnel in the jail killing case. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain also appointed Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun as a lawyer for Dafadar (dismissed) Marfat Ali Shah and Dafadar (dismissed) Abdul Hashem Mridha, the two accused of the case who are on the run. The apex court passed the order during hearing on a petition filed by the government to exempt it from issuing notice to Marfat Ali and Abdul Hashem to face the trial. The government on December 12 moved the petition before the apex court saying that a lawyer can be appointed to move the case on behalf of Marfat Ali and Abdul Hashem as they are on the run. Earlier, the government filed the appeal with the apex court last year challenging the HC verdict in the case filed for killing four national leaders -- Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, AHM Quamruzzaman and Captain Mansur Ali -- inside the Dhaka Central Jail on November 3, 1975. - The Daily Star online edition December 12 2012.
HC quashes case against Mohiuddin
The High Court on December 10 scrapped the proceedings of a corruption case filed against former mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury in 2007. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against Mohiuddin and three others on charge of illegally drawing Tk 1.47 crore from the city corporation fund to launch Bijoy TV, a private television channel. The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and Justice Farid Ahmed delivered the verdict after hearing a petition filed by Mohiuddin in 2008 for quashing the proceedings against him. The court quashed the proceedings on the ground that the charges brought against Mohiddin were not proved. In 2008, the HC had stayed the proceedings of the case against Mohiuddin andissued a rule upon the ACC and government to explain why the proceedings should not be quashed. -The Daily Star December 11 2012.
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