AREA OF EXPERTISE
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Our Senior Partner, Akhtar Imam has acted as counsel and been appointed amicus curiae in various landmark cases in the constitutional history of Bangladesh. We have extensive experience in challenging actions of administrative and regulatory authorities by way of judicial review.
Representative Work
- Acted as senior counsel in the landmark case that challenged the legality of the new enactment that split the Dhaka City Corporation
- Acted as senior counsel in the controversial case that challenged the legality of a ruling of the Speaker of the Parliament wherein the Speaker stated that a High Court Judge had violated the Constitution
- Represented the former editor of the leading national daily newspaper, Amader Shomoy, in a legal battle to retain the ownership of the newspaper
- Acted as senior counsel in the landmark case that held the 5th Amendment to our Constitution illegal.
Representative Amicus Curiae
- Acted as amicus curiae in the landmark high court case that declared illegal the constitution of a military tribunal by General Ziaur Rahman’s martial law regime in 1976, to try the detained Col Abu Taher and his associates against sedition charges. It also dismissed Taher’s subsequent trial and execution in July of that year a farce, and noted that Taher and everyone else tried in 1976 would henceforth be considered patriots rather than as traitors.
- Acted as amicus curiae in the high profile case of demolition of headquarters of Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers Association (BGMEA) for being built on land acquired through forgery and earth filled illegally.
- Acted as amicus curiae on a writ petition challenging the validity of the insertion of Islam as state religion by the 8th Amendment to our Constitution.
SELECTED REPORTED DECISIONS
| Parties | Citation |
|---|---|
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Integrated Services Ltd. vs. Commissioner, Customs and Others |
59 DLR (HC) (2007) 597 |
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Mrs. Razia Sattar vs. Mr. Azizul Huq and two others |
26 BLD (HC) (2006) 515 |
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Mrs. Razia Sattar vs. Mr. Azizul Huq and two others |
12 BLC (HC) (2007) 357 |
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Registrar vs. Chowdhury Ataur Rahman Azad and others |
6 BLC (AD) (2001) 79 |
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S.M. Humayun Kabir vs. Bangladesh & Others |
1 LCLR [2012] Vol 1 HCD 22 |
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Kalam and others vs. Bangladesh and others |
21 BLD (HC) (2001) 446 |
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Bangladesh Sangbadpatra Parishad vs. The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Others |
43 DLR (HC) (1991) 424 |
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Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Welfare Trust and another vs. Md. Momtazul Hossain |
44 DLR (AD) (1992) 273 |
