Rehabilitation of Acquired-Land Owners and RAJUK’s Duty to Allot Plots: A Case Comment on Most. Taslima Akter v. Government of Bangladesh and others, Writ Petition No. 3712 of 2014
Rehabilitation of Acquired-Land Owners and RAJUK’s Duty to Allot Plots: A Case Comment on Most. Taslima Akter v. Government of Bangladesh and others , Writ Petition No. 3712 of 2014 Abstract This decision of the High Court Division addresses a recurring problem in land acquisition and rehabilitation: whether an affected landowner may be denied allotment of a rehabilitation plot merely because part of the compensation award was issued after the original application date. The Court held that RAJUK acted unlawfully in rejecting the petitioner’s claim on that ground and directed allotment of a 3-katha plot within three months. The judgment is significant for new judges, advocates, judicial service candidates, and legal academics because it clarifies the relationship among administrative fairness, legitimate treatment of affected persons, Article 27 and 31 concerns raised in the pleadings, Section 42 of the Town Improvement Act, and the public duty of rehabilitation in developm...