28-Storey Building at Banani: HC orders DNCC to settle possessions in a month
Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Tuesday directed the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Borak Real Estate Ltd to settle their possessions and shares of a 28-storey building constructed by the company on DNCC land in Banani in accordance with the principle of equity of law and agreement in a month.
The DNCC and Borak Real Estate Ltd have been asked to submit reports after complying with the directive before the HC.
The court also fixed October 9 for further hearing and passing order on this issue.
The HC Bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat passed the order during hearing of a rule issued over this matter.
Following a writ petition, the bench on June 12 this year asked the DNCC and Borak Real Estate Ltd to reach an amicable settlement over the possessions and shares of the 28-storey building.
It also issued a rule asking the respondents as to why they should not directed to receive their possessions and shares under the relevant agreement, said Abu Taleb, a lawyer for Borak Real Estate Ltd.
Senior lawyer ABM Altaf Hossain appeared for Borak Real Estate Ltd, while Barrister Imtiaz Moinul Islam stood for DNCC and Deputy Attorney General Saifuddin Khaled represented the state during the hearing on the issue.
On June 11, Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman submitted the writ petition as a public interest litigation to the HC, seeking its directive to conduct an inquiry into reported corruption in signing a contract between Borak Real Estate and the DNCC for constructing the multi-storey building.
The lawyer made the move after a report was published in Bangla daily on June 1 headlined, “Sorkari Jamite Panch Taroka Hotel (Five-star hotel on government land)”.
