The High Court today (November 1, 2022) issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain why their inaction to take steps against ruling Awami League lawmaker Abdus Salam Murshedy on charge of illegally occupying house of public works department in Gulshan should not be declared illegal.
The court also ordered the authorities to produce the documents regarding the house before it in 10 days.
The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat Lizu issued the rule and order following a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Syed Sayedul Haque Suman sought necessary directives.
Yesterday (October 31, 2022), Sayedul Haque Suman submitted the petition seeking necessary directives from the HC to recover the house allegedly occupied by lawmaker Abdus Salam Murshedy in Gulshan illegally.
He submitted the petition as a public interest litigation, also requesting the HC to direct the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to dispose of the application he placed on August 11 for conducting an inquiry into this issue and taking necessary steps against the persons involved in handover of the property of the housing and public works department to Absus Salam Murshedy.
Citing the petition, Sayedul Haque Suman told The Daily Star that he collected documents through different sources including social media and found that the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has given the ownership of the luxurious house of Housing and Public Works department to Abdus Salam Murshedy, lawmaker from Khulna-4 constituency and senior vice-president of Bangladesh Football Federation, by making forged documents.
"I have submitted an application to the Anti-Corruption Commission on August 11 for taking appropriate action through conducting an inquiry into this issue. But the commission is yet to settle my application and that is why, I filed the writ petition with the High Court seeking necessary directives," he said.
