Ruhul Islam is a retired Justice of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1][2]
Ruhul Islam | |
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রুহুল ইসলাম | |
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Residence | Bangladesh |
| Profession | Justice |
Career
editIn 1976, the Supreme Court was divided into two by martial law order and Islam was appointed chief justice of the High Court. He served in that position till 1977, when the courts were merged into one again by martial law order.[3]
On 30 December 1978 during martial law, Chief Justice Kemaluddin Hossain, Justices Fazle Munim, Ruhul Islam, and KM Subhan issued a verdict declaring martial law tribunal verdicts cannot be challenged in any courts with justice Subhan dissenting.[4] The verdict was overturned in December 2012 by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[4]
On 3 March 1979, Islam was removed from the Supreme Court by General Ziaur Rahman along with Justices Abdul Mumit Chowdhury, Ahsan Uddin Chowdhury, Debesh Bhattacharya, Siddique Ahmed Chowdhury, and Syed A B Mahmud Husain.[5]
In 1981, Islam led the investigation into the murder of General Muhammed Abul Manzur who had accused of being involved in the assassination of Ziaur Rahman, President of Bangladesh.[6]
References
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- ^ a b Manik, Julfikar Ali; Sarkar, Ashutosh (2012-12-21). "SC lambasts judges in past cases". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
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- ^ Liton, Shakhawat; Halder, Chaitanya Chandra (2014-04-28). "Drama over enquiry". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-28.