Mohammad Ullah (judge) explained

Mohammad Ullah
Office:Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Term Start:30 April 1994
Country:Bangladesh
Birth Date:18 March 1970
Profession:Justice

Mohammad Ullah is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]

Early life

Ullah was born on 18 March 1970.[2] He has bachelor's and master's degrees in law.

Career

Ullah became a lawyer in the District Courts on 30 April 1994. He started practicing in the High Court on 12 August 1995.

Ullah became a lawyer in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on 13 January 2011. On 20 October, he was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division.

On 7 October 2013, Ullah was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division.[3]

In July 2015, Ullah and Justice Farid Ahmed denied bail to a British-Bangladeshi jihadist who came to Bangladesh to recruit for the Islamic State.[4] In September Ullah and Justice Shamim Hasnain blocked the government attempt to impose value added tax on English medium schools in Bangladesh.[5]

Ullah and Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque ordered the government to collect land development tax at enhanced rates for one year following a petition from a farmer in Barisal.[6] Ullah and Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque ordered the Inspector General of Police to transfer out assistant superintendent of police Saiful Islam for torturing a prisoner in custody in Patuakhali District.[7] Ullah and Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque banned pneumatic horns in Bangladesh in November 2017 to limit sound pollution.[8] On 13 December 2017, Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Ullah censured Upazila Nirbahi Officer and executive magistrate Mohammad Nooruzzaman of Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila and additional deputy commissioner Sheikh Morshedul Islam of Lakshmipur District for abuse of power.[9] [10]

In December 2019, Ullah and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore criticized Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority for its failure to stop all lines dumping raw sewage in the Buriganga River according to the 2011 High Court verdict.[11] It cautioned the managing director of the authority, Taqsem A Khan.[12]

Ullah and Justice Gobinda Chandra Thakur ordered the Department of Immigration and Passports to issue a passport to student activist Nurul Haque Nur in March 2020.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-10-06 . 10 addl HC judges regularised . 2023-07-01 . The Daily Star . en.
  2. Web site: Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh . 2023-07-01 . www.supremecourt.gov.bd.
  3. Web site: 2013-10-08 . News in Brief . 2023-07-01 . The Daily Star . en.
  4. Web site: 2015-07-23 . Syria-linked jihadist denied bail . 2023-07-01 . The Daily Star . en.
  5. Web site: 2015-09-18 . HC stays VAT on tuition fees for 6 months . 2023-07-01 . The Daily Star . en.
  6. Web site: 2017-02-14 . HC prohibits land development tax at enhanced rates . 2023-07-01 . The Daily Star . en.
  7. Web site: 2017-02-27 . Torture in custody: HC asks IGP to transfer Baufal ASP . 2023-07-01 . The Daily Star . en.
  8. Web site: 2017-11-06 . HC orders nationwide pneumatic horn ban . 2023-07-01 . The Daily Star . en.
  9. Web site: Staff Correspondent . High Court sees abuse of power in mobile courts, cites Lakshmipur jailing of pensioner . 2023-01-02 . bdnews24.com . en.
  10. Web site: Express . The Financial . Jailing of former civil surgeon: Laxmipur ADC, UNO seek unconditional apology to High Court . 2023-01-02 . The Financial Express . en.
  11. Web site: 2019-12-02 . HC slams Wasa for making untrue statement over sewerage lines . 2023-07-01 . The Daily Star . en.
  12. Web site: 2020-09-15 . Dumping in Buriganga: Wasa MD not complying intentionally . 2023-07-01 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. Web site: 2020-03-04 . HC orders issuing of passport to VP Nur within 3 days . 2023-07-01 . The Business Standard . en.