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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BANGLADESH HIGH COURT DIVISION (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION)

WRIT PETITION NO. 891 OF 1994 In the matter of: An application under Article 102(1) and (2) of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

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In the matter of: Dr. Mohiuddin Farooque, Secretary General, Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) being dead Ms. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Director (Program), representing Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA).... Petitioner

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Dr. Mohiuddin Farooque

vs.

Bangladesh and others

Civil Appeal No. 24 of 1995

17 BLD (AD) 1997, Vol. XVII, Page-1 to 33; 1 BLC (AD) (1996) Page- 189 to 219 (1996)

A.T.M. AFZAL, CJ.-

Attorney-General v Dow
Court of appeal, Botswana, 3 July 1992

Amissah JP
This appeal is brought by the Attorney-General against the judgment given by Horwitz AJ in favor of Unity Dow in her claim that her constitutional rights had been infringed by certain specified provisions of the Citizenship Act 1984.

The facts of the case which gave cause for the respondent`s complaint were well summarized by the learned judge a quo, and for convenience and with due apologies I will repeat that summary. As he said: