Mohi Uddin Shamim | |
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Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 1 April 1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | May 19, 1970 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka, University of Wolverhampton |
Profession | Judge |
Mohi Uddin Shamim is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1]
Shamim was born on 19 May 1970. [2] He has a bachelor's and master's in law from the University of Dhaka. [2] He did a second bachelor of law from the University of Wolverhampton. [2] He finished a Bar Vocational Course at the University of Northumbria. [2] He is registered at Lincoln's Inn. [2]
Shamim became a lawyer of the District Courts on 1 April 1995. [2]
Shamim became a High Court Division lawyer on 20 April 2005. [2]
Shamim was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 31 May 2018. [2] After his appointment, he and 17 new judges visited the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara. [3] In October, Shamim issued a dissent verdict rejecting the bail petition of Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, while his co-judge on the bench, Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz, granted four weeks anticipatory bail in the extortion case. [4] The case was then sent to the chief justice to be assigned to a different bench. [4] Shamim and Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz granted bail to barrister Mainul Hosein in two defamation cases related to his comments on journalist Masuda Bhatti. [5]
Shamim was made a permanent Judge of the High Court Division on 30 May 2020 by President Md Abdul Hamid. [6] [7]
Shmam and Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder granted bail to the member of parliament from Bogra-2 and Jatiya Party politician, Shariful Islam Jinnah, in a corruption case. [8] In April, Shamim and Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam summoned the District Commissioners of Dhaka and surrounding district over their failure to reduce air pollution. [9] In August 2021, Shamim and Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder criticized the Anti-Corruption Commission for its failure to complete probes on time. [10]
In February 2022, Shamim and Justice ASM Abdul Mobin rejected petitions challenging the Digital Security Act cases against journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol allowing the cases to proceed. [11] Shamim and Justice ASM Abdul Mobin granted bail to Dipti Rani Das, a juvenile college student from Dinajpur District, who had been jailed under the Digital Security Act for hurting religious comments through a Facebook comment. [12]
In May 2023, Shamim and Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah rejected the application of Robi Axiata challenging a lower court verdict which allowed the former CEO of Robi Axiata Mahtab Uddin Ahmed to proceed with his lawsuit over an unfair dismissal and compensation. [13]
Mohi Uddin Shamim | |
---|---|
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 1 April 1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | May 19, 1970 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka, University of Wolverhampton |
Profession | Judge |
Mohi Uddin Shamim is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1]
Shamim was born on 19 May 1970. [2] He has a bachelor's and master's in law from the University of Dhaka. [2] He did a second bachelor of law from the University of Wolverhampton. [2] He finished a Bar Vocational Course at the University of Northumbria. [2] He is registered at Lincoln's Inn. [2]
Shamim became a lawyer of the District Courts on 1 April 1995. [2]
Shamim became a High Court Division lawyer on 20 April 2005. [2]
Shamim was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 31 May 2018. [2] After his appointment, he and 17 new judges visited the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara. [3] In October, Shamim issued a dissent verdict rejecting the bail petition of Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, while his co-judge on the bench, Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz, granted four weeks anticipatory bail in the extortion case. [4] The case was then sent to the chief justice to be assigned to a different bench. [4] Shamim and Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz granted bail to barrister Mainul Hosein in two defamation cases related to his comments on journalist Masuda Bhatti. [5]
Shamim was made a permanent Judge of the High Court Division on 30 May 2020 by President Md Abdul Hamid. [6] [7]
Shmam and Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder granted bail to the member of parliament from Bogra-2 and Jatiya Party politician, Shariful Islam Jinnah, in a corruption case. [8] In April, Shamim and Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam summoned the District Commissioners of Dhaka and surrounding district over their failure to reduce air pollution. [9] In August 2021, Shamim and Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder criticized the Anti-Corruption Commission for its failure to complete probes on time. [10]
In February 2022, Shamim and Justice ASM Abdul Mobin rejected petitions challenging the Digital Security Act cases against journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol allowing the cases to proceed. [11] Shamim and Justice ASM Abdul Mobin granted bail to Dipti Rani Das, a juvenile college student from Dinajpur District, who had been jailed under the Digital Security Act for hurting religious comments through a Facebook comment. [12]
In May 2023, Shamim and Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah rejected the application of Robi Axiata challenging a lower court verdict which allowed the former CEO of Robi Axiata Mahtab Uddin Ahmed to proceed with his lawsuit over an unfair dismissal and compensation. [13]