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Writ Petition No. 5684 of 2010 Name of the Parties: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust and others vs Bangladesh and others
Keywords: Imposition of Extra-Judicial Punishment, Legal Penalties in the Name of Islamic Sharia/Fatwa, Right to Freedom from Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Punishment, Violence Against Women, Abusive Exercise of Powers, Unreasonable Remand, International Legal Prohibition of Torture, Ill Treatment.
Writ Petition No. 4495 of 2009 Issues: Women's Rights Law: Constitution of Bangladesh; Name of the Parties: Bangladesh Legal and Services Trust vs. Bangladesh and others Writ Petition No. 4191 of 1998 Issues: Children's Rights; Right to Liberty Law: Constitution of Bangladesh; Special Powers Act, 1974 Reported: 4 BLC (HCD) (1999) 600 Keywords: Code of Conduct, Law Enforcement Officials, Judicial Review of Executive Acts, Custodian of Guaranteed Rights, Protection of Fundamental Rights Through Process of Law, Supremacy of the Constitution, Rule of Law, Right to Award Monetary Compensation, Ineffectiveness of Police Force, Freedom from Police Atrocities, Right to Life, Abuse of Provisions on Detention, Safeguarding the Public Interest, Infringement of Fundamental Rights, Excess of Authority, Abuse of Power by Law Enforcement Agencies. Name of the Parties: Dr. Mohiuddin Farooque, being dead, his sustitute Mrs. Syeda Rezwana Hasan vs. Bangladesh and others Writ Petition No. 1694 of 2000 Issues: Right to Safe and Healthy Environment Law: Constitution of Bangladesh; Reported: Reported in 22 BLD 345 Name of the Parties: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust and another vs. Bangladesh and others Writ Petition No. 1341 of 2000 Issues: Children’s Rights; Right to Fair Trial Law: Constitution of Bangladesh; Nari-O-Shishu Nirjatan (Bishesh Bidhan) Ain, 1995; Children Act, 1974; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Reported: 22 BLD (HCD) (2002) 206 Keywords: Supremacy of the Constitution, Rule of Law, Trial of Children, Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court, Confessional Statement Through Coercion and False Promise, Trial of Juvenile Offenders, Arrest, Detention and Trial of Juvenile Offenders
Name of the Parties: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services and Trust and others vs. Bangladesh and others Writ Petition No. 3806 of 1998 Issues: Right to Life, Right to Freedom from Torture and Arbitrary Police Action Law: Constitution of Bangladesh, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898; Penal Code, 1860; Evidence Act, 1872; Police Act, 1861 Reported: 55 DLR (HCD) (2003) 363 Keywords: Abusive Exercise of Powers, Colourable Exercise of Powers, Violation of Fundamental Rights, Unreasonable Remand, Powers of Arrest and Investigation within the Limits of the Law, Safeguards to Arrest, Custodial Death, Fundamental Right to Life and Liberty, Torture, Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Punishment, Breach of Public Duty by the State, Right to Consult and Defend. Name of the Parties: Bangladesh Legal Aid Services Trust and others vs. Bangladesh and others Writ Petition No. 7578 of 2003 Issue: Children's Rights; Right to Fair Trial Law: Constitution of Bangladesh; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898; Penal Code, 1860; Children Act, 1974 Reported: 57 DLR (HCD) (2005) 11 Keywords: Prisoner's Rights, Child Rights, Children's Rights, Right to a Fair Trial, Under Trial Person, Personal Liberty, Speedy Trial, Juvenile Accused, Juvenile Court Name of the Parties: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust vs. Bangladesh (Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) and others Writ Petition No. 1043 of 1999 Issue: Right to Health; Accountability and Institutional Reform Law: Constitution of Bangladesh; Iodine Deficiency Diseases Prevention Act, 1989; Iodine Deficiency Diseases Prevention Rules, 1994 Reported: 25 BLD (HCD) (2005) 83 Keywords: Right to Health, Accountability and Institutional Reform, Iodized Salt, Consumer Rights, Edible Salt, Cretinism, Goitre Name of the Parties: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust vs. Bangladesh (Secretary of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs) and Another Writ Petition No. 4502 of 2003 Issue: Access to Justice; Accountability and Institutional Reform Law: Constitution of Bangladesh; Gram Sarkar Ain (Village Government Act), 2003 (Act VI of 2003); Local Government Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. LIX of 1982) Reported: 60 DLR (HCD) (2008) 234
Writ Petition No. 2060 of 2001 Issue: Accountability and Institutional Reform Law: Constitution of Bangladesh; Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances)(Amendment) Act, 1992; Telegraph Act, 1985 Reported: 60 DLR (HCD) (2008) 177 Name of the Parties: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust and others vs. Bangladesh and others Writ Petition No. 1534 of 1999 Issue: Accountability and Institutional Reform Law: Constitution of Bangladesh; Town Improvement Act, 1953 Name of the Parties: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust and others vs. Bangladesh and others [ Gudaraghat Basti Case] Writ Petition No. 5915 of 2005 Issue: Right to Shelter Law: Constitution of Bangladesh, East Pakistan Government Land and Building (Recovery of Possession) Ordinance, 1970 Reported: 13 BLC (HCD) (2008) 384
Name of the Parties: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust vs. Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Writ Petition No. 606 of 2006 Issue: Access to Justice; Adivasi Rights; Accountability and Institutional Reform Law: Constitution of Bangladesh; Chittagong Hill-Tracts Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2003; Chittagong Hill-Tracts Regulation, 1900 (Regulation 1 of 1900); Nari-O-Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain, 2000 [Suppression of Violence against Women and Children Act] Reported: 61 DLR (HCD) (2009) 109 Full Text (Available In Bangla Only) Name of the Parties: Ayesha Khanam and others vs. Bangladesh, represented by Secretary, Cabinet Division, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka and others Writ Petition No. 3974 of 2004 Issue: Women’s Rights Law: Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 65(3) Reported: 11 MLR (AD) (2006) 237 |
