S. M. Emdadul Hoque Explained

Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Justice of the Appellate Division, Supreme Court
Term Start:13 August 2024
Office2:Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Profession:Judge

S. M. Emdadul Hoque is a justice on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]

Early life

Hoque was born on 7 November 1963.[2] He completed his bachelor's degree and masters in law from the University of Rajshahi.

Career

Hoque started working as a district court lawyer on 7 October 1990.

On 26 November 1992, Hoque became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.

Hoque was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 23 August 2004. He became a permanent judge on 23 August 2006.

Hoque along with 18 other judges opposed a High Court Division judgement that ordered the government to confirm the appointment of 10 judges denied by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government in July 2008.[3]

On 27 August 2009, Hoque and Justice A. F. M. Abdur Rahman acquitted Member of Parliament Joynal Hazari on an arms case filed in 2001.[4]

In December 2010, Hoque and Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam issued an order confirming that Gulshan Club would have to pay income tax to National Board of Revenue after the club filed a petition saying it did not need to file taxes as it was a non-profit organization.[5]

Hoque and Justice S.M. Mozibur Rahman issued an order for the trial against seven Rapid Action Battalion officials to proceed in August 2016 for the Talsara Darbar Sharif robbery case.[6]

Hoque and Justice Bhishmadev Chakraborty on 14 December 2020 squashed the convictions against all the convicts, five sentenced to death, of the 2002 Netrokona rape case.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: 4 new justices appointed to Supreme Court's Appellate Division . . 12 August 2024 . en.
  2. Web site: Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh. 2022-02-09. www.supremecourt.gov.bd.
  3. Web site: Staff Correspondent. 2008-07-28. 19 sitting judges oppose HC rule. 2022-02-09. The Daily Star. en.
  4. Web site: Staff Correspondent. 2009-08-27. Joynal Hazari acquitted of charges. 2022-02-09. The Daily Star. en.
  5. Web site: Staff Correspondent. 2010-12-14. Gulshan Club not exempted from paying income tax. 2022-02-09. The Daily Star. en.
  6. Web site: jagonews24.com. Ctg shrine looting: Trial against Rab men to go on. 2022-02-09. jagonews24.com. en-US.
  7. Web site: Report. Star Online. 2020-12-14. HC acquits 5 death row convicts in a Netrokona rape case. 2022-02-09. The Daily Star. en.