Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust and others vs. Government of Bangladesh and others (Fatwa case)
Case Name
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust and others vs. Government of Bangladesh and others
Case Number
Writ Petition No.5863 of 2009; Writ Petition No.754 of 2010; Writ Petition No.4275 of 2010
Practice Area
Fundamental Rights and Human Rights
Case Type
Writ Petition
Type of Document
Judgment
Court Name
High Court Division
Keywords
Extra judicial punishment, fatwa, dispute resolution
Order/Judgement Date
8.07.2010
Cases Referred
H.M. Ershad vs. Bangladesh (2001) BLD (AD) 69; Apparel Export Promotion Council vs. Chopra AIR 1999 SC 625
Laws Referred
Constitutional Law, Penal Code 1860, Nari-O-Shishu Nirjaton Domon Ain 2000, Union Parishad Ordinance 1983, Muslim Family Law Ordinance 1961, Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act 1937, Muslim Marriages and Divorces (Registration) Act 1974, ICCPR, CAT, CEDAW
Rules Referred
Companies Referred
People Referred
Lawyers' Names
Md. Salahuddin Dolon, Mahbub Shafique, Ms. Sara Hossain
Judges' Names
Mr. Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Mr. Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore