HC stays Jannatbag slum eviction for six months

The High Court yesetrday stayed for six months the eviction drive by a mobile court of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) at Mohammadpur Jannatbag slum, reports UNB.
  A High Court  (HC) bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman passed the order after hearing on a writ petition filed by a human rights organisation.
The High Court  (HC) also issued a rule asking the government to explain why the eviction drive should not be declared illegal, which is returnable in four weeks.
Advocate Khurshid Alam stood for the petitioner while deputy attorney general Mokhlesur Rahman represented the state.
Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan said a mobile court of DNCC launched an eviction drive at Jannatbag slum in Mohammadpur without any prior notice on January 2.
On January 3, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), on behalf of three residents of the slum, filed the writ petition with the HC seeking a stay order on the eviction drive.

HC stays Jannatbag slum eviction for six months

The High Court yesetrday stayed for six months the eviction drive by a mobile court of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) at Mohammadpur Jannatbag slum, reports UNB. A High Court (HC) bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman passed the order after hearing on a writ petition filed by a human rights organisation. The High Court (HC) also issued a rule askingthe government to explain why the eviction drive shouldnot be declared illegal, which is returnable in fourweeks. Advocate Khurshid Alam stood for the petitioner while deputy attorney general Mokhlesur Rahman represented the state. Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan said a mobile courtof DNCC launched an eviction drive at Jannatbag slum in Mohammadpur without any prior notice on January 2. On January 3, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), on behalf of three residents of the slum, filed the writ petition with the HC seeking a stay order on the eviction drive.