Quick release of orders’ copies: HC for logistic support to mobile courts

The High Court today ordered the home secretary to provide logistic support to the mobile courts so that those can release certified copies of their orders quickly.

The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order while hearing a writ petition filed by one Md Mizan Miah, who was sentenced to six months jail by a mobile court.

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion, led by Executive Magistrate Sarwoer Alam, sentenced Md Mizan -- manager of a cattle feed producing factory named Topu Enterprise at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj -- to one year’s imprisonment under the Fish Feed and Animal Feed Act 2010 on July 18 this year.

Mizan Miah, who was sent to jail the same day, applied to the office of Narayanganj District Magistrate on July 21 and October 15 for the certified copy of the mobile court’s conviction order so that he can appeal to the higher authorities concerned against the conviction and sentence, but he was not given the copy.

During today’s hearing, Executive Magistrate Sarwoer Alam appeared before the bench as per its November 18 order and offered unconditional apology for not giving the certified copy of his order to the convict.

Sarwoer Alam told the court that he could not release the certified copy to Md Mizan on time due to shortage of logistic Support.

The HC bench accepted the apology and passed the order with disposing of the writ petition.

Advocate Masud Hasan Chowdhury Parag appeared for Sarwoer Alam.