Md. Ashraful Kamal
Md. Ashraful Kamal | |
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 Md. Ashraful Kamal at the Dubai Future Forum (2024) | |
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Md. Ashraful Kamal is a Justice in the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Kamal was born on 3 November 1964.[3] He did his bachelor's degree in law and masters in commerce from the University of Dhaka.[3]
Career
[edit]Kamal started his legal practice on 30 April 1994.[3] He became a lawyer of the High Court Division on 26 September 1996.[3]
Kamal became a lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 24 August 2010.[3] He was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 12 December.[3]
On 10 December 2012, Kamal was made a permanent Judge of the High Court Division.[3]
Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Kamal scrapped a provision of the Anti Corruption Commission act which curtailed the independence of the commissioners in 2015.[4] He and Justice Chowdhury issued a split verdict challenging the parliamentary membership of Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya who had been convicted in a corruption case.[5] Chowdhury asked Maya for an explanation while Kamal rejected the petition.[5]
In September 2014, Kamal, alongside Justice Md. Ashfaqul Islam superseded the trademark rights of a previously existing company over the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) according to international law. [6]
In March 2016, Kamal, Justice Naima Haider, and Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque rejected a petition that challenged the making of Islam the state religion of Bangladesh in 1988.[7]
Kamal and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury ordered the government of Bangladesh to collect taxes from Google.[8] In October 2018, Kamal gave a split verdict with Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury on a petition challenging the "fictitious" case filed by the Government of Bangladesh against politicians of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[9] Chowdhury sought an explanation from the government why it should not be declared illegal while Kamal said the cases could not be called fictitious and should be properly investigated.[9]
In February 2019, Kamal and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury issued a 17-point verdict on protecting rivers of Bangladesh such as preventing those involved in illegal occupation of river bank from receiving loans or standing for elections.[10][11][12] Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Kamal in a verdict recognized Turag river as a living entity and ordered the eviction of encroachers.[13][14] The verdict scrapped a lease by A. K. Azad of Ha-Meem Group on the banks of the river by Gazipur administration.[13] Kamal and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury asked the government to take action to prevent unnecessary C-sections in June 2019.[15]
In June 2023, Kamal upheld the five-year jail sentence of Md Bazlur Rashid, Deputy Inspector General of Prison, 31.4 million BDT corruption case.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cover unveiled of book 'The Story of Advancing Mediation Movement in Bangladesh'". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "High time to bring corrupt officials, judges to people's court: HC". The Business Standard. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Report, Star Online (2015-11-19). "HC scraps a provision of ACC law". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ a b Report, Star Online (2015-08-17). "Split order on Maya's legitimacy as MP". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ https://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/resources/bulletin/4_SCOB_HCD_10.pdf
- ^ "Writ challenging Islam as state religion rejected". The Daily Star. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "High Court orders government to collect revenue from Google, Facebook, YouTube". daily sun. April 2018. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b "HC gives split order on legality of recent 'fictitious' cases". HC gives split order on legality of recent ‘fictitious’ cases | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "River grabbing: Full text of HC verdict with 17 directives released". The Daily Star. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "Legal rights of rivers – an international trend? | ClientEarth".
- ^ "Harmony with Nature - Law List".
- ^ a b "Land Grabbers Can't Contest Election, Seek Loans, Bangladesh Court Rules". The Wire. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Text of HC verdict declaring Turag 'juristic person' released". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Formulate policy to tackle unnecessary C-sections: HC". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "HC upholds jail sentence of ex-DIG prisons". New Age. Retrieved 2023-06-26.