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Our Senior Partner, Akhtar Imam has acted as counsel and been appointed amicus curiae in 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 & reported decisions:
• Acted as senior counsel in the landmark case that held the 5th Amendment to our Constitution illegal
• 2006 (Special Issue) BLT (HCD) 1
• 58 DLR (2006)
• 58 DLR (AD) (2006)
• 59 DLR (HC) (2007) 597
• 43 DLR (HC) (1991) 424
• 21 BLD (HC) (2001) 446
• 20 BLD (HC) (2000) 457
• 13 BLD (HC) (1993) 20
• 17 BLD (HC) (1997) 284
• 12 BLD (HC) (1992) 258
• 12 BLC (HC) (2007) 357
• 13 BLC (AD) (2008) 122
• 43 DLR (HC) (1991) 424
• 43 DLR (AD) (1991) 154 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 as 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 8th Amendment to our Constitution.
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