The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court (HC) order that directed the government to award division to photographer Shahidul Alam in jail.
It came to effect after Appellate Division’s Chamber Judge Justice Muhammad Imman Ali dropped a petition from its hearing list filed by the government seeking stay
on the HC order. The apex court’s Chamber Judge, however, asked the government to move a leave to appeal petition before the Supreme Court against the High Court order.
Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua, a lawyer for Shahidul, told the reporters, the previous High Court order that facilitated Shahidul with division in jail will remain in force now.
He also said that Shahidul is getting division facilities in jail following a HC order passed on September 5.
The HC bench of Justice Borhanuddin and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed by Shahidul Alam’s wife Professor Rahnuma Ahmed.
The photographer is in prison on charges of “spreading propaganda and false information against the government”.
Shahidul, 63, was picked up by law enforcers on the night of August 5 from his Dhanmondi residence.
The following day, he was placed on seven-day remand by court order. He was sent to jail on August 13 on completion of his remand.
