HC summons Railway DG

Staff Correspondent: The High Court summoned the Director General of the Railway Department to appear before the court on August 14 to explain the reason for not paying Tk 20 lakh compensation to family of kid Jihad.

The bench of Justice Md. Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Mohammad Ali passed the order on Tuesday.

Barrister Abdul Halim moved for the petitioner while advocate Asadul Haque stood for Railway department in the court.

Lawyer Abdul Halim said, "Notices were issued to pay the compensation as the authority did not pay the compensation. Finally, the court issued a contempt of court rule against them. And the court today summoned railway DG."

Earlier, following a writ petition, the HC on February 18, 2016, had delivered its short judgment saying that the government would have to compensate the family of Jihad, but the court had not specifically said any amount of the compensation.

Later, in the full text verdict, the court asked the authorities concerned of the government to pay Tk 20 lakh as compensation to his parents.

As per the direction, Bangladesh Railway and Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence were ordered to pay Tk 10 lakh each within 90 days.

Jihad fell into an unprotected well shaft while playing with other children in Shahjahanpur Railway Colony on December 26, 2014.


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