The High Court on Thursday directed the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh not to allow companies, having unauthorised housing projects, to participate in its fair.
The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore also issued a rule asking the REHAB to explain the legality of participation of unauthorised projects in its four-day housing fair launched at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Thursday.
The court passed the order after hearing a public interest litigation writ petition filed by Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association, Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan and Paribesh Banchao Andolan seeking a directive to the government to implement the court's June 8 ruling that had declared illegal 77 housing projects in and around the capital.
The court directed the government to stop real estate companies from developing lands without approval, selling and advertising such plots on web sites, putting up hoardings or any other medium in areas covered by the Dhaka Metropolitan Develop-ment Plan.
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha and the police were asked to submit a compliance report to the court in 40 days.
The court issued the directives after the final hearing in a public interest litigation writ petition of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers' Association and Ain o Salish Kendra, seeking directives to the government to stop all activities of unauthorised private housing companies.
Referring to the June 8 verdict, BELA lawyer Iqbal Kabir told the court that many unauthorised private housing companies were participating the REHAB fair to advertise and sell plots in violation of the judgment.
There is virtually no effective mechanism to stop an illegal housing project from taking part in the fair, the lawyer alleged.
In many cases, they have violated the town improvement act, master plan of Dhaka, environment conservation act and private housing rules.
The petitioners also urged the authorities concerned to make sure that authorised developers display approvals for their housing projects.
source:NewAge
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