Injunction on Ashiyan City Housing project

The apex court also stayed the effectiveness of an earlier High Court review verdict that had scrapped its previous decision of declaring the housing project illegal. The injunction order was given by a five-member appeals bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. As per the order, there will be a ban on activities like handing over the project lands to customers, selling plots, developing the project and publishing advertisements. The court has also asked the state and writ petitioners to file a leave-to-appeal petition against the High Court review verdict. The stay order will remain effective until disposal of the appeal, said lawyer of Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) Minhajul Haque Chowdhury. Additional Attorney General Murad Reza said from now the Ashiyan City authorities will not be able to move with any activities on the project.