HC to deliver judgment Oct 13
Thursday, 7 October 2010
The High Court Wednesday set October 13 for pronouncing judgment on the writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the validity of the government notice of eviction from her leasehold house at Dhaka Cantonment, reports UNB.
After closing the hearing that continued for nearly three weeks with intervals, a division bench headed by Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana fixed the date of verdict.
On May 27 last year, the High Court upon Khaleda's writ petition, stayed the operation of the house-vacating notice and issued a rule asking the government to explain why the impugned May 24 notice should not be declared illegal and in violation of the petitioner's fundamental rights.
Directorate of Military Lands and Cantonments (DMLC), in the light of the decision taken by the Awami League-led new grand alliance government, served the latest notice on Khaleda asking her to vacate the Dhaka Cantonment house by June 30 as she ignored the previous notices.
On April 8 last year, the government cancelled the lease of the much-talked- about cantonment residence of Khaleda, also former Prime Minister, as the "allocation was not made legally."
The disputed residence on nine bighas of land at Shaheed Mainul Road at the Dhaka Cantonment was allocated to the Zia family after the assassination of former army chief and President Ziaur Rahman way back in 1981.
Veteran Lawyer TH Khan appeared for Khaleda, while Attorney General Mahbubey Alam stood for the government.
After closing the hearing that continued for nearly three weeks with intervals, a division bench headed by Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana fixed the date of verdict.
On May 27 last year, the High Court upon Khaleda's writ petition, stayed the operation of the house-vacating notice and issued a rule asking the government to explain why the impugned May 24 notice should not be declared illegal and in violation of the petitioner's fundamental rights.
Directorate of Military Lands and Cantonments (DMLC), in the light of the decision taken by the Awami League-led new grand alliance government, served the latest notice on Khaleda asking her to vacate the Dhaka Cantonment house by June 30 as she ignored the previous notices.
On April 8 last year, the government cancelled the lease of the much-talked- about cantonment residence of Khaleda, also former Prime Minister, as the "allocation was not made legally."
The disputed residence on nine bighas of land at Shaheed Mainul Road at the Dhaka Cantonment was allocated to the Zia family after the assassination of former army chief and President Ziaur Rahman way back in 1981.
Veteran Lawyer TH Khan appeared for Khaleda, while Attorney General Mahbubey Alam stood for the government.