Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
Some identified individuals/ groups engaged in the extraction of sand from the flow of Padma river under Charghat Upazilla of Rajshahi without taking prior approval or leases from the appropriate authority, inflicting serious impact on the ecosystem of the river and its adjoining areas.
The High Court issued a Rule Nisi to show cause as to why the extraction of sands from the river Padma at Charghat Upazilla of Rajshahi District should not be declared to be without lawful authority and why it should not be issued upon the respondents to assess the damages caused by such sand extraction and realize the compensation from the identified miscreants.
Mr. Justice Mirza Hussain Haider
Mr. Justice Muhammad Khursid Alam Sarkar
Constitution, Articles 13, 18A, 21, 31 and 32;
State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950;
Bangladesh Environmental Conservation, 1995;
Environmental Conservation Rules, 1997;
Bangladesh Water Development Board Act, 2000
বালু মহাল ও মাটি ব্যবস্থাপনা আইন, ২০১০;
বালু মহাল ও মাটি ব্যবস্থাপনা বিধিমালা, ২০১১;
Land Management Manual, 1990
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
Some identified individuals/ groups engaged in the extraction of sand from the flow of Padma river under Charghat Upazilla of Rajshahi without taking prior approval or leases from the appropriate authority, inflicting serious impact on the ecosystem of the river and its adjoining areas.
The High Court issued a Rule Nisi to show cause as to why the extraction of sands from the river Padma at Charghat Upazilla of Rajshahi District should not be declared to be without lawful authority and why it should not be issued upon the respondents to assess the damages caused by such sand extraction and realize the compensation from the identified miscreants.
Mr. Justice Mirza Hussain Haider,
Mr. Justice Muhammad Khursid Alam Sarkar
Constitution, Articles 13, 18A, 21, 31 and 32;
State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950;
Bangladesh Environmental Conservation, 1995;
Environmental Conservation Rules, 1997;
Bangladesh Water Development Board Act, 2000
বালু মহাল ও মাটি ব্যবস্থাপনা আইন, ২০১০;
বালু মহাল ও মাটি ব্যবস্থাপনা বিধিমালা, ২০১১;
Land Management Manual, 1990