DHAKA: The High Court on Thursday passed an order declaring the Ashiyan City’s residential project in the capital’s Dakkhin Khan area illegal.

Based on the opinion of majority, an HC bench comprising Justice AB Mahmudul Haque, Justice Kazi Reza-Ul Haque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain passed the order.

Barrister Rokon Uddin Mahmud and Barrister Mostafizur Rahman moved for Ashiyan City and deputy attorney general Biswajit Roy was present as state prosecutor while Advocate Iqbal Kabir Liton stood for the petition.

Iqbal Kabir Liton told banglanews that the project became illegal after the verdict by the HC.

Details will be known later when the full verdict will be available, he added.

On December 22, 2012, several humanitarian and environmental organizations filed a writ petition with the HC challenging the approval to Ashiyan City’s Dakkhin Khan project by RAJUK and environmental department.

On January 2, 2013 an HC bench of Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam ordered to postpone selling, and filling the holes in plots and advertising of it including suspending the approval letter by RAJUK and environmental department.

BDST: 1502 HRS, JAN 16, 2014
Edited By: Shameem Reza, Newsroom Editor/RS