HC issues rule on govt over house rent
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
The High Court (HC) Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why directions should not be given to make effective the rules under the House Rent Control Act 1991, reports UNB.
An HC division bench comprising Justice M Momtaz Uddin Ahmed and Justice Naima Haider passed the order upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) writ petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB).
HRPB filed the PIL writ petition following recent newspaper reports on the untold sufferings of the tenants by the landlords in the capital over house rent ignoring the rules under the House Rent Control Act 1991.
Moving the petition, Manzill Murshid, the counsel for the PIL petitioner, submitted that though provisions were made in the House Rent Control Act to give the receipt to the tenant, bar to collect excess rent than standard rate and restriction on claiming advance house rent more than the amount of equivalent to one month, but the landlords have not been abiding by the prescribed rules.
The counsel said that the government authorities were responsible for taking steps to enforce the provisions of the law remain unconcerned. So the sufferings of the tenants have to be addressed in the light of the article 31 of the Constitution that guarantees a citizen to enjoy the right to protection of law.
An HC division bench comprising Justice M Momtaz Uddin Ahmed and Justice Naima Haider passed the order upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) writ petition filed by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB).
HRPB filed the PIL writ petition following recent newspaper reports on the untold sufferings of the tenants by the landlords in the capital over house rent ignoring the rules under the House Rent Control Act 1991.
Moving the petition, Manzill Murshid, the counsel for the PIL petitioner, submitted that though provisions were made in the House Rent Control Act to give the receipt to the tenant, bar to collect excess rent than standard rate and restriction on claiming advance house rent more than the amount of equivalent to one month, but the landlords have not been abiding by the prescribed rules.
The counsel said that the government authorities were responsible for taking steps to enforce the provisions of the law remain unconcerned. So the sufferings of the tenants have to be addressed in the light of the article 31 of the Constitution that guarantees a citizen to enjoy the right to protection of law.