| Case Name and Number: | Noakhali Char Case, Writ Petition No. 5194/2004 |
| Parties: | Nijera Kori, ASK & others Vs. Government and others |
| Court: | High Court Division of the Supreme Court |
| Judges: | Justice Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah, Justice Zinat Ara |
| ASK’s Role: | Petitioner |
| Conducting Lawyer: | Sigma Huda, Iqbal Kabir |
| Subject Matter: | ASK with other human rights organizations filed this PIL against the eviction of around 40000 landless people from various char areas of Noakhali district in the name of shrimp project, violating the provisions of the Land Reform Ordinance and Land Management Manual. |
| Court’s Response: | The Court on September 01, 2004 passed an order of stay directing the government not to evict the landless people from the khas land of the char area till disposal of the case, and also issued a rule nisi calling upon the government as to why the action for eviction of the landless people shall not be declared without lawful authority and is of no legal effect. |
| Current Status: | The landless people are residing there peacefully. The case is pending for hearing. |
| ASK Contact: | Abu Obaidur Rahman, Senior Coordinator, Legal Advocacy & Policy Reform Unit. Email:ask@citechco.net |
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) is a legal aid and human rights organisation in Bangladesh having the UNECOSOC consultative status
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