Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to form a commission of experts within six months to fix the house rent and settle the dispute between house owners and tenants.
After holding a mass hearing, the commission will also fix area-wise reasonable house rent, the HC also asked.
The High Court bench comprising Justice Mohammad Bazlur Rahman and Justice Mohammad Ruhul Quddus passed the order asking the government to form a seven-member commission involving a law expert to be nominated by the Law Ministry, a university professor, who is an expert on housing and city development, an economist, senior official of Housing and Public Works Ministry, and a civil society member.
The bench asked the cabinet secretary to form the commission in order to format a law as it passed the order on Wednesday, responding to a writ petition filed by Rights body Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh on 25 April 2010.
The HC verdict also asked the government to enforce the House Rent Control Act 1991, until a new law is formed, to prevent the capital’s house owners from arbitrarily raising and taking in advance rent.
On May 17, 2010, responding to a petition, the HC issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why it should not be directed to make the law relating house rent effective.
Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh filed the petition on April 25, 2010, seeking HC directives on the government for strict enforcement of House Rent Control Act 1991 to prevent the capital’s house owners from arbitrarily raising and taking in advance rent.
The next month, the court issued a rule asking the government to explain why it should not be directed to enforce the law properly.
During the hearings, petitioner’s counsel Manzill Murshid prayed for HC directives on the government so that the transactions took place through banks so as to ensure the government can collect due revenue.
The Attorney General’s Office opposed the petition saying there were several government rent controllers for disposing of the allegations. Later, the HC bench fixed Wednesday for delivering its verdict on the writ.
The HC banch also issued a rule upon the government asking why it should not be directed to enforce the House Rent Control Act 1991 properly.
The secretaries for law, Parliament, cabinet and prime ministry’s office and the two mayors of Dhaka City Corporations have been made respondents in the ruling.
The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to form a commission of experts within six months to fix the house rent and settle the dispute between house owners and tenants.
After holding a mass hearing, the commission will also fix area-wise reasonable house rent, the HC also asked.
The High Court bench comprising Justice Mohammad Bazlur Rahman and Justice Mohammad Ruhul Quddus passed the order asking the government to form a seven-member commission involving a law expert to be nominated by the Law Ministry, a university professor, who is an expert on housing and city development, an economist, senior official of Housing and Public Works Ministry, and a civil society member.
The bench asked the cabinet secretary to form the commission in order to format a law as it passed the order on Wednesday, responding to a writ petition filed by Rights body Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh on 25 April 2010.
The HC verdict also asked the government to enforce the House Rent Control Act 1991, until a new law is formed, to prevent the capital’s house owners from arbitrarily raising and taking in advance rent.
On May 17, 2010, responding to a petition, the HC issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why it should not be directed to make the law relating house rent effective.
Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh filed the petition on April 25, 2010, seeking HC directives on the government for strict enforcement of House Rent Control Act 1991 to prevent the capital’s house owners from arbitrarily raising and taking in advance rent.
The next month, the court issued a rule asking the government to explain why it should not be directed to enforce the law properly.
During the hearings, petitioner’s counsel Manzill Murshid prayed for HC directives on the government so that the transactions took place through banks so as to ensure the government can collect due revenue.
The Attorney General’s Office opposed the petition saying there were several government rent controllers for disposing of the allegations. Later, the HC bench fixed Wednesday for delivering its verdict on the writ.
The HC banch also issued a rule upon the government asking why it should not be directed to enforce the House Rent Control Act 1991 properly.
The secretaries for law, Parliament, cabinet and prime ministry’s office and the two mayors of Dhaka City Corporations have been made respondents in the ruling.
