Nishat Jute Mills Limited v Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (Civil Petition no. 3039 of 2019)
| Case Name | : | Nishat Jute Mills Limited v Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh |
| Case Number | : | Civil Petition no. 3039 of 2019 |
| Practice Area | : | Constitutional law, Environmental law |
| Case Type | : | Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal |
| Type of Document | Judgment | |
| Court Name | : | Supreme Court of Bangladesh Appellate Division |
| Keywords | : | Constitution, environment, river as natural person, public interest litigation, encroachment of river |
| Order/ Judgment Date | : | 17 February 2020 |
| Case Referred | : | HRPB and others Vs. Bangladesh and others reported in 14 BLC 759 |
| Law Referred | : | none |
| Companies Referred | : | Nishat Jute Mills |
| People Referred | : | none |
| Lawyers’ Names | : | For the petitioners: Mr. Rokanuddin Mahmud (Senior Advocate), Mr. Md Asaduzzaman, Mr. Syed Mahbubur Rahman. For the respondents: Mr. Manzil Murshid, Mr. Nurul Islam Chowdhury, Mr. Md. Abdul Hye. |
| Judges Names | : | Mr. Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Chief Justice Mr. Justice Hasan Foez Siddique Ms. Justice Zinat Ara Mr. Justice Md Nuruzzaman |