Syed Shahidur Rahman
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionJudge

Syed Shahidur Rahman was an additional judge of the High Court Division who was impeached for corruption.[1][2]

Career

Rahman faced allegation of misappropriation of funds while he was in the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association.[3] In April 2003, Rahman was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division.[4] His appointment was opposed by the bar association and senior lawyers due to the allegation of embezzlement from the association.[4]

In October 2003, Rokanuddin Mahmud, president of the bar association, accused Rahman of taking bribes for bails.[4] The allegation led to the formation of the first ever Supreme Judicial Council in Bangladesh.[4] The Council led by Chief Justice Khondokar Mahmud Hasan investigated the allegations and submitted their report on 26 January 2004.[4][5][6]

On 20 April 2004,[5] Rahman was removed from his judgeship by President Iajuddin Ahmed on the recommendation Supreme Judicial Council and consent of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[4][7] He had received 50 thousand taka bribe from an accused.[4] A High Court Division verdict had declared Rahman's removal illegal but that was halted by a stay order of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice J. R. Mudassir Husain.[4][5] The order was halted following an appeal by Idrisur Rahman, a lawyer of Supreme Court.[8]

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha led panel of four judges upheld the removal of Justice Rahman on 16 September 2015.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh Government Fires Judge for Bribery - 2004-04-20". ভিওএ (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  2. ↑ Nur, Shah Alam. "Justices removed on different grounds | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  3. ↑ sun, daily. "Decision to remove HC judge Shahidur Rahman upheld | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Staff Correspondent (2015-09-17). "SC upholds dismissal of judge Shahidur". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  5. 1 2 3 bdnews24.com. "SC stays HC order declaring illegal Shahidur's removal". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Judgment search - Chancery Law Chronicles". www.clcbd.org. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh Judge Fired for Graft". Arab News. 2004-04-21. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  8. ↑ Staff Correspondent. "SC upholds president's order removing HC judge". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  9. ↑ sun, daily. "Decision to remove HC judge Shahidur Rahman upheld | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  10. ↑ "Judges to be signed within 6 months: SC". Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
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