High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশ সর্বোচ্চ আদালত এর উচ্চ আদালত বিভাগ
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23°43′51″N 90°24′09″E / 23.730777°N 90.402458°E / 23.730777; 90.402458
Location	Ramna, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Coordinates	23°43′51″N 90°24′09″E / 23.730777°N 90.402458°E / 23.730777; 90.402458
Authorised by	Constitution of Bangladesh
Website	www.supremecourt.gov.bd
Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Currently	Syed Refaat Ahmed
Since	10 August 2024

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The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Bengali: হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন), popularly known as High Court, is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate Division. It consists of the Chief Justice of Bangladesh and the Justices of the High Court Division.^[1]

The High Court Division exercises both original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters. The prime jurisdiction of it is the Writ Jurisdiction, pursuant to which it is empowered under article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh to issue writ of certiorari, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition and habeas corpus.^[1]

The High Court of judicature for East Bengal commonly known as the Dacca High Court was established in 1947 under Pakistan (Provisional Constitutional) Order 1947 as a separate High Court with all Appellate, Civil and Original jurisdictions.^[2][3]

In 1955 the Dacca High Court became the High Court of East Pakistan and the Supreme Court of Pakistan was established as the apex Court with the appellate jurisdiction to hear the decisions of the High Courts established in the East and West Pakistan.^[4]

Until 1967 the High Court was held in the building that now known as the Old High Court Building on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, opposite the curzon hall, Dhaka. With the construction of a larger facility in the 1960s nearby that now houses the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Attorney General's office, the High Court was shifted from Old House on 10 July 1967.

• Justice Abu Saleh Muhammad Akram (1947 - 1950)
• Justice Muhammad Shahabuddin (1950-1953)
• Justice Amiruddin Ahmad (1954-1956)
• Justice Amin Ahmed (1956 - 1959)
• Justice Mirza Ali Ispahani (1959-1962)
• Justice Imam Hossain Choudhury (1962-1964)
• Justice Syed Mahbub Murshed (1964-1967)
• Justice Badruddin Ahmed Siddiky (1967-1971)

In 1971 East Pakistan became the independent Republic of Bangladesh. On 9 January 1972, Bangladesh enacted the Supreme Court of Judicature Act to regularize the judicial system. The Act declared that the Supreme Court of Bangladesh consisted of the Appellate Division and the High Court Division. The High Court Division replaced the Dhaka High Court and Supreme Court of Pakistan was preceded by the Appellate Division.^[1]

The High Court Division can hear a case or suit as Court of first instance. The jurisdiction of the High Court is described in Article 101 of the Constitution of Bangladesh. The High Court Division will deal with original cases, appeals and other judicial functions. Also, under Article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, writ petitions and company and army divisions have original jurisdiction in certain limited cases.^[5]

Any law may confer appellate jurisdiction on any matter. For example, CrPC and CPC have conferred on the HCD appellate jurisdiction.^[1]

As of September 2024 the list of permanent judges are as follows:

1. Madame Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury
2. Justice A. K. M. Asaduzzaman
3. Justice Md. Ataur Rahman Khan
4. Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal
5. Justice Mamnoon Rahman
6. Madame Justice Farah Mahbub
7. Madame Justice Naima Haydar
8. Justice Md. Rezaul Hasan
9. Justice Abdur Rob
10. Justice Dr. Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque
11. Justice A. K. M. Zahirul Hoque
12. Justice Sheikh Md. Zakir Hossain
13. Justice Md. Habibul Gani
14. Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore
15. Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif
16. Justice J. B. M. Hassan
17. Justice Md. Ruhul Quddus^[6]
18. Justice Md. Khasruzzaman
19. Justice Farid Ahmed
20. Justice Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder
21. Justice M Akram Hossain Chowdhury^[7][8]
22. Justice M Ashraful Kamal
23. Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader^[9][10]
24. Justice Mohammad Mujibur Rahman Miah
25. Justice Mostofa Zaman Islam
26. Justice Mohammadullah
27. Justice Mohammad Khurshid Alam Sarker
28. Justice Shahidul Karim
29. Justice Mohammad Jahangir Hossain
30. Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman
31. Justice Ashish Ranjan Daash^[11][12]
32. Justice Mahmudul Haque
33. Justice Badruzzaman Badol
34. Justice Zafar Ahmed
35. Justice Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo
36. Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury^[13]
37. Justice Razik Al-Jalil
38. Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty
39. Justice Md. Iqbal Kabir
40. Justice Md. Salim
41. Justice Md. Sohrowardi
42. Justice A. S. M. Abdul Mobin
43. Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman
44. Madam Justice Fatema Najib
45. Justice Md. Kamrul Hossain Molla
46. Justice S. M. Kuddus Zaman
47. Justice Md. Atowar Rahman
48. Justice Khizir Hayat
49. Justice Shashanka Shekhar Sarkar
50. Justice Mohammad Ali
51. Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim
52. Justice Md. Riaz Uddin Khan
53. Justice M Khairul Alam
54. Justice S. M. Moniruzzaman
55. Justice Ahmed Sohel
56. Justice Sardar Mohammad Rashed Jahangir
57. Justice Khondaker Diliruzzaman
58. Justice K. M. Hafizul Alam
59. Justice Muhammad Mahbub-Ul-Islam^[14]
60. Justice Shahed Nuruddin
61. Justice Md Zakir Hossain
62. Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman
63. Justice Md Mahmud Hasan Talukder
64. Justice Kazi Ebadoth Hossain
65. Justice K. M. Zahid Sarwar
66. Justice A. K. M. Zahirul Haque
67. Madam Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque
68. Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury
69. Justice Biswajit Debnath
70. Justice Md. Atabullah
71. Justice Md. Ali Reza
72. Justice Md. Bazlur Rahman
73. Justice K. M. Emrul Kayesh
74. Madam Justice Fahmida Quader
75. Justice Md. Bashir Ullah
76. Justice A. K. M. Rabiul Hassan
77. Justice Md. Aminul Islam
78. Justice S M Masud Hossain Dolon