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Published: 05 May 2021 04:41 PM BdST
Updated: 05 May 2021 04:41 PM BdST
The High Court has turned down a lawyer’s petition that challenged the legality of the government’s coronavirus ‘lockdown’ restrictions. );
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That’s not the end of the story.
Supreme Court Advocate Yunus Ali Akhand has been fined by two judges for wasting their precious time.
The High Court bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir struck down the lawyer’s petition and imposed a fine of Tk 10,000 on him on Wednesday.
In his petition filed on Apr 25, Akhand argued that the government should not have imposed the lockdown without declaring a state of emergency and called for a stay on the restrictions and an order to prevent further lockdowns in future.
Petition challenging ‘lockdown’: Eunus Ali fined for not appearing before HC
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The High Court imposed Tk 10,000 fine on Supreme Court lawyer Md Eunus Ali Akond today for not appearing before it, after filing a writ petition challenging the legality of the ongoing lockdown .
The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir also dismissed the writ petition for default , saying that lawyer Eunus Ali Akond very often files writ petitions as public interest litigation and briefs the media about them, but he does not appear before the court during the hearing.
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Published: 04 May 2021 01:45 PM BdST
Updated: 04 May 2021 01:45 PM BdST
The High Court has ordered S Alam Group to pay Tk 500,000 to each of the families of the six people killed in a clash between police and workers at a power plant under construction in Chattogram’s Banshkhali. );
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The ordered was issued by Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir on Tuesday, following a hearing of two petitions filed by Ain o Salish Kendra and the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association and four other rights organisations.
During the hearing, lawyer Md Arshadur Rouf, who represented S Alam Group at the meeting, said that the company was paying Tk 300,000 in compensation to the family of each victim.
HC directs S Alam to pay Tk 5 lakh each to victims’ families
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The High Court yesterday directed S Alam Group, one of the owners of SS Power I Plant in Chattogram s Banshkhali upazila, to immediately give Tk 5 lakh to each of the families of the seven victims who were killed after police opened fire during a demonstration by workers on April 17.
In response to two writ petitions, the HC asked the deputy commissioner and the superintendent of police of Chattogram to submit their inquiry reports to it in 45 days.
S Alam Group has also been ordered to submit a report on what measures it has taken to compensate the families of the deceased and injured and also for their treatment to the HC in 45 days.
HC asks S Alam Group to pay Tk 5 lakh to each Banshkhali victim’s family
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The High Court today directed S Alam Group, owner of SS Power I Plant of Banshkhali in Chattogram, to give Tk 5 lakh as initial cost to the family of each victim killed in police firing on April 17 this year.
In response to two separate writ petitions, the HC asked the deputy commissioner and superintendent of police of Chattogram to submit their inquiry reports over the incident in 45 days.
S Alam Group has also been ordered to submit a report on what measures it has taken to compensate the deceased s families and those who were injured and also for their treatments to the HC in 45 days.