RAJUK squad begins breaking Jamuna Future Park, suddenly halts facing legal notice
Dhaka, Feb 4 (UNB) - Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) Thursday began bulldozing the unauthorized top four floors of the imposing multistoried Jamuna Future Park Shopping Complex in the city hot on the heels of Wednesday’s High Court order, but suddenly stopped on receiving a prohibitive legal notice.
The High Court summarily rejected the writ petition filed by Jamuna Group of industries against the demolition notice served by the Rajuk.
Executive magistrate Rokon-Ud-Doula led a joint demolition team of Rajuk along with police this morning to pull down the peak of the just-built biggest supermarket of the country.
“They stormed upstairs and got down to pulling down the unauthorized upper floors of the shopping-complex around 10:30am,” says an eyewitness account of the demolition drive.
The demolition squad suspended its operation at 1pm after partially breaking the building as a legal notice of warning fast traveled to Rajuk from the counsel for the shopping-complex management.
The legal notice requested the Rajuk to stop demolition work as a petition is pending with the SC chamber court for staying the operation of Wednesday’s High Court order.
“If the Rajuk does not pay heed to the legal notice, it will have to face contempt-of-court charge,” it was warned in the legal notice.The chamber court did not sit today (Thursday).
In a statement, Jamuna Group authorities said the Rajuk demolition team damaged their property worth hundreds of crores of taka.
“The demolition was started without giving any time and disobeying High Court order and our appeal application against demolition of the shopping-complex,” the Group said.
Earlier, the shopping-complex authorities filed a writ petition on January 17 this year challenging a Rajuk notice that asked the Jamuna Future Park Shopping Complex authorities to demolish the unauthorised top four floors of the 10-storey building.
On January 13, Rajuk served the notice to the JFP authorities having asked them to pull down the unauthorized top four floors of the magnificent shopping complex within seven days, as it had got
approval for constructing a six-story building but built it higher in breach of the rules.
Shortly after receiving the Rajuk summons, the JFP authorities moved to the High Court with a writ petition challenging the validity of the notice. Finally, the big business group lost the legal battle.
The High Court summarily rejected the writ petition filed by Jamuna Group of industries against the demolition notice served by the Rajuk.
Executive magistrate Rokon-Ud-Doula led a joint demolition team of Rajuk along with police this morning to pull down the peak of the just-built biggest supermarket of the country.
“They stormed upstairs and got down to pulling down the unauthorized upper floors of the shopping-complex around 10:30am,” says an eyewitness account of the demolition drive.
The demolition squad suspended its operation at 1pm after partially breaking the building as a legal notice of warning fast traveled to Rajuk from the counsel for the shopping-complex management.
The legal notice requested the Rajuk to stop demolition work as a petition is pending with the SC chamber court for staying the operation of Wednesday’s High Court order.
“If the Rajuk does not pay heed to the legal notice, it will have to face contempt-of-court charge,” it was warned in the legal notice.The chamber court did not sit today (Thursday).
In a statement, Jamuna Group authorities said the Rajuk demolition team damaged their property worth hundreds of crores of taka.
“The demolition was started without giving any time and disobeying High Court order and our appeal application against demolition of the shopping-complex,” the Group said.
Earlier, the shopping-complex authorities filed a writ petition on January 17 this year challenging a Rajuk notice that asked the Jamuna Future Park Shopping Complex authorities to demolish the unauthorised top four floors of the 10-storey building.
On January 13, Rajuk served the notice to the JFP authorities having asked them to pull down the unauthorized top four floors of the magnificent shopping complex within seven days, as it had got
approval for constructing a six-story building but built it higher in breach of the rules.
Shortly after receiving the Rajuk summons, the JFP authorities moved to the High Court with a writ petition challenging the validity of the notice. Finally, the big business group lost the legal battle.
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