HC for providing security to Justice Gobinda’s family, relatives

The High Court today directed the government to provide security to the family members and relatives of Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore in Kadambari area of Madaripur.

In response to a writ petition, the court also asked the authorities concerned to submit details about the people who participated in a human chain against Justice Gobinda at Rajoir in Madaripur recently.

It also issued a rule asking the authorities to explain in four weeks as to why their inaction to prevent the illegal gathering [human chain] that damaged the dignity, authority and prestige of the HC judge should not be declared their voluntary failure and professional negligence.

In the rule, the court also asked the authorities to show causes for why they should not be directed to take legal action against the people who organised the human chain.

The bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice JN Deb Choudhury passed the order and issued the rule following a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Gazi Mostaque Ahmed and Istiaque Ahmed from Keraniganj.

Petitioners’ lawyer ABM Siddiqur Rahman Khan told The Daily Star that cases were filed against some people of Kadambari including Bidhan Bishwas, Aruakandi Union Parishad chairman for cutting government trees.

But, several people have formed a human chain recently on Dhaka-Barisal highways at Rajoir bus stand alleging that the false cases were filed at the instigation of Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore, which has damaged the prestige and dignity of the judge, he said.