S. M. Emdadul Hoque
S. M. Emdadul Hoque | |
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| Justice of the Appellate Division, Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office 13 August 2024 | |
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
S. M. Emdadul Hoque is a justice on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]
Early life
[edit]Hoque was born on 7 November 1963.[2] He completed his bachelor's degree and master's in law from the University of Rajshahi.[2]
Career
[edit]Hoque started working as a district court lawyer on 7 October 1990.[2]
On 26 November 1992, Hoque became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2]
Hoque was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 23 August 2004.[2] He became a permanent judge on 23 August 2006.[2]
Hoque along with 18 other judges opposed a High Court Division judgement that ordered the government to confirm the appointment of 10 judges denied by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government in July 2008.[3]
On 27 August 2009, Hoque and Justice A. F. M. Abdur Rahman acquitted Member of Parliament Joynal Hazari on an arms case filed in 2001.[4]
In December 2010, Hoque and Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam issued an order confirming that Gulshan Club would have to pay income tax to National Board of Revenue after the club filed a petition saying it did not need to file taxes as it was a non-profit organization.[5]
Hoque and Justice S.M. Mozibur Rahman issued an order for the trial against seven Rapid Action Battalion officials to proceed in August 2016 for the Chittagong Shrine Robbery case.[6]
Hoque and Justice Bhishmadev Chakraborty on 14 December 2020 quashed the convictions against all the convicts, five sentenced to death, of the 2002 Netrokona rape case.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "4 new justices appointed to Supreme Court's Appellate Division". The Business Standard. 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "19 sitting judges oppose HC rule". The Daily Star. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Joynal Hazari acquitted of charges". The Daily Star. 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Gulshan Club not exempted from paying income tax". The Daily Star. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Ctg shrine looting: Trial against Rab men to go on". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "HC acquits 5 death row convicts in a Netrokona rape case". The Daily Star. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2022-02-09.