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The 15th Amendment Case before the High Court Division: An Analytical Perspective

Background On 17 December 2024, the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) delivered a historic judgment regarding the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. XIV of 2011). The 15th Amendment removed the Non-Party Caretaker Government (NPCG) system for conducting general elections and made numerous other constitutional changes. This write-up […]
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Unravelling the Review Petition Judgment of the 16th Amendment Case

Introduction On 20 October 2024, the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) delivered the judgment of the civil review petition challenging the decision of the AD in the 16th amendment appeal case. While the review judgment primarily deals with the question of explicitly restoring Article 96(8), it also examines several other […]
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Comments on Major General K.M. Shafiullah & another vs. Bangladesh

What makes the case of Major General K.M. Shafiullah & another vs. Bangladesh one of the most controversial cases in the history of Constitutional Law of Bangladesh is that while disposing of the case the Supreme Court of Bangladesh positively enforced a provision of Part II of the Constitution which has been expressly barred by […]
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On the Criminal Justice System of Nepal and Its Challenges

Criminal Justice System (CJS) as an administrative vis-à-vis a legal mechanism for the enforcement of penal laws is characteristically entrusted for reducing crime rates, deterring the commission of crime, and their ramifications in a society either through punishment or rehabilitation of the offenders. This article aims to briefly assess the development of CJS in Nepal […]
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A Critical Assessment of the CrPC Amendment Ordinances 2025 with Dr Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman

DHLR: Section 54 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (CrPC 1898), as amended, tightens the scope of arrest without warrant by distinguishing between offences punishable with imprisonment for a term up to seven years and those punishable with more than seven years. In the former case, police may arrest without a warrant only if […]
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