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Judicial review in Bangladesh

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116:(b) being otherwise harmful to the public interest, the High Court Division shall not make an interim order unless the Attorney-General has been given reasonable notice of the application and he (or an advocate authorised by him in that behalf) has been given an opportunity of being heard, and the High Court Division is satisfied that the interim order would not have the effect referred to in sub-clause (a) or sub-clause (b). 281:, where industries were risking flood control. While accepting the petition, Justice Mustafa Kamal commented that “when a public injury or public wrong or an infraction of a fundamental right affecting an indeterminate number of people is involved, any member of the public, being a citizen, or an indigenous association, espousing the public cause, has the right to invoke the Court's jurisdiction”. 63:(1) The High Court Division on the application of any person aggrieved, may give such directions or orders to any person or authority, including any person performing any function in connection with the affairs of the Republic, as may be appropriate for the enforcement of any of the fundamental rights conferred by Part III of this Constitution. 121:(5) In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "person" includes a statutory public authority and any court or tribunal, other than a court or tribunal established under a law relating to the defence services of Bangladesh or any disciplined force or a tribunal to which article 117 applies. 41:
In the 1970s, Article 102 was employed by the courts to set a precedent for invalidating detentions under the Special Powers Act. The courts have struck down constitutional amendments and enforced democratic local government under Article 102. The scope of such judicial review has expanded greatly
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Article 102 of the Bangladeshi constitution gives discretionary powers to the High Court Division to issue orders. These include court orders (stay orders, quashing orders, mandatory orders, prohibiting orders), injunctions, declarations and damages. The text of Article 102 is quoted in the
307:, the court explored the possibility of private bodies coming under the purview of judicial review. The madrasa's managing committee, however, was approved by the government. Hence, the particular private body was linked to the government. 76:(i) directing a person performing any functions in connection with the affairs of the Republic or of a local authority, to refrain from doing that which he is not permitted by law to do or to do that which he is required by law to do; or 81:(ii) declaring that any act done or proceeding taken by a person performing functions in connection with the affairs of the Republic or of a local authority, has been done or taken without lawful authority and is of no legal effect; or 250:, the court ruled that a state-owned corporation cannot discriminate against one set of employees while providing more opportunities to another set of employees, while both sets are promised with the same legitimate expectations. In 130:
The High Court often issues stay orders on the proceedings of lower courts, if it finds cases to be politically motivated or against judicial conscience. It can also issue a quashing order to end the proceedings.
101:(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the forgoing clauses, the High Court Division shall have no power under this article to pass any interim or other order in relation to any law to which article 47 applies. 175: 261:, the court ruled that the government was wrong to discontinue a school feeding program, when there was legitimate expectation not only from the contractual party, but millions of malnourished children. 163:
must include elected representatives, as set forth in the constitution. In its judgement, the court ruled that constitutional amendments fall under the purview of judicial review. In
91:(i) directing that a person in custody be brought before it so that it may satisfy itself that he is not being held in custody without lawful authority or in an unlawful manner; or 106:(4) Whereon an application made under clause (1) or sub-clause (a) of clause (2), an interim order is prayed for and such interim order is likely to have the effect of – 257:, the court ruled against the government for not consulting the Chief Justice, as was the practice for thirty years, on the appointment of ten additional judges. In 165: 208: 274: 658: 179:, the court ruled against military rule and martial law, while at the same time restoring some secularist clauses of the original 1972 constitution. 170: 430: 403: 198: 323: 587: 551: 140: 96:(ii) requiring a person holding or purporting to hold a public office to show under what authority he claims to hold that office. 191: 34:
for reviewing the actions of public authorities, or suspending proceedings in lower courts. The article has caused significant
243:. The doctrine seeks to prevent abuse of power and irrationality, and assert principles of natural justice and fairness. In 111:(a) prejudicing or interfering with any measure designed to implement any development programme, or any development work; or 682: 289: 718: 27: 484: 713: 368: 203: 604: 240: 68:(2) The High Court Division may, if satisfied that no other equally efficacious remedy is provided by law – 236: 526: 228:
has been sufficient for detention orders, the Bangladeshi apex court has asserted that there must be an
43: 169:, the court curbed the government's power in judicial appointments and ordered for the creation of the 182:
In 2017, the sixteenth amendment to the Bangladeshi constitution was scrapped by the supreme court.
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formally accepted public interest litigation for the first time in 1996, allowing associations and
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Bangladesh Soy-Protein Project Ltd v. Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
148: 221: 369:"Powers of High Court Division to issue certain orders and directions, etc" 155:, the court struck down an Ordinance ending democratic representation in 217: 304: 245: 293: 202:, the court set a precedent for nullifying detentions under the 176:
Bangladesh Italian Marble Works Ltd. v. Government of Bangladesh
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and vesting all powers with the government. It reinforced that
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Reforming Urban Governance in Bangladesh: The City Corporation
73:(a) on the application of any person aggrieved, make an order- 47: 269:
Public interest litigation was formally accepted in 1996 in
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Kudrat-E-Elahi Panir and others v. Government of Bangladesh
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espousing the public's cause to file for judicial review.
471:"Constitutional Basis for Judicial Review in Bangladesh" 422:
Judicial Activism in Bangladesh: A Golden Mean Approach
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was a well-established part of Bangladeshi law. Unlike
86:(b) on the application of any person, make an order – 151:illegal and quashing constitutional amendments. In 657:Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. 485:"Independence of the judiciary- the Masdar case" 235:Bangladeshi courts have adopted the doctrine of 166:Secretary, Ministry of Finance v Masdar Hossain 425:. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 124. 271:Mohiuddin Farooque v. Government of Bangladesh 209:Abdul Latif Mirza v. Government of Bangladesh 8: 582:. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 311. 275:Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association 301:Md. Abdul Hakim v. Government of Bangladesh 284:In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that the 139:Article 102 has been applied in enforcing 683:"Stretching the scope of judicial review" 192:Legitimate expectation in Bangladeshi law 30:allows writ petitions to be filed at the 612:The Chittagong University Journal of Law 579:Rights, Emergencies, and Judicial Review 335: 239:developed in Britain and used in other 171:Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission 199:Aruna Sen v. Government of Bangladesh 7: 499:"In the Supreme Court of Bangladesh" 324:Judicial review in the United States 419:Ridwanul Hoque (18 January 2011). 232:basis to detention without trial. 14: 392:Pranab Panday (26 January 2017). 633:"A man of judicial excellence" 344:"A man of judicial excellence" 1: 576:Imtiaz Omar (24 April 1996). 735: 265:Public interest litigation 189: 28:Constitution of Bangladesh 527:"16th Amendment scrapped" 398:. Springer. p. 114. 26:, but Article 102 of the 22:is not expressly used in 255:and others v. Bangladesh 204:Special Powers Act, 1974 54:Powers under Article 102 296:and National ID cards. 226:subjective satisfaction 241:Commonwealth countries 237:legitimate expectation 303:, a case involving a 248:v. Rabia Bashri Irene 186:Administrative review 135:Constitutional review 556:www.dhakatribune.com 451:www.thedailystar.net 447:"Law and Our Rights" 373:bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd 145:separation of powers 288:community be given 212:, it asserted that 32:High Court Division 318:Marbury v. 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Index

judicial review
Bangladeshi law
Constitution of Bangladesh
High Court Division
judicial activism
Mustafa Kamal
NGOs
fundamental rights
separation of powers
martial law
Upazila Parishads
local government
Secretary, Ministry of Finance v Masdar Hossain
Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission
Bangladesh Italian Marble Works Ltd. v. Government of Bangladesh
Legitimate expectation in Bangladeshi law
Aruna Sen v. Government of Bangladesh
Special Powers Act, 1974
Abdul Latif Mirza v. Government of Bangladesh
natural justice
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
legitimate expectation
Commonwealth countries
Biman
Md. Shamsul Huda
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association
Tangail District
Stranded Pakistani
citizenship

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