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Mobile courts for the public interest

Published : Monday, 12 June, 2017 at 12:00 AM  Count : 658
Mir Abdul Alim
Mir Abdul Alim

Mir Abdul Alim

The High Court has found some sections of the law over appointing executive magistrates to run mobile courts unconstitutional. If the country's current mobile court law is shut down, crime will increase certainly.
Recently, a mobile court has fined Tk 2,00,000 to Fakhruddin Biriyani for preparing iftar items using unsuitable oil to eat in an unhealthy environment. The mobile court also charged Bombay Sweets and Chanachur in Chawkbazar, Old Dhaka because of their unhealthy environment
Meanwhile, a mobile court has sentenced two people to imprisonment for selling expired noodles and children's food in the capital. Another mobile court raided the Old Dhaka's Badamtali on the very first day of Ramadan and was also fined one lac taka for mixing two toxic chemicals in mangos and bananas.
According to Criminal Procedure 1898, the requirement of having a separate courtroom for executive magistrates appointed in every upazila is felt today. Thereby, the mobile courts surely reduce the number of crimes. Following the verdict of the recent judges, closing down the mobile courts operated by the executive magistrates, may increase the following problems: The adulterated foods will be marketed. The market will be out of the government's control. Anarchy in the transportation sector will be created. The students will get goofy by reading the banned notebooks. Duplicate public examination will increase. Illegal medicines will occupy the market. The quality of the hotels, restaurants will not be maintained or the people will be deceived. Adulterated milk will be sold out fearlessly. The use of acid will increase illegally. Extinction of Jatka hilsa will not be stopped. Above all, the interest of the subjects of the republican state cannot be preserved.
Sections of the mobile court have been declared unconstitutional, and these can be amended. Executive magistrates, including the necessary framework for public interest, are given powers under the 190 (d) section of Criminal Procedure 1898. The provisions of the mobile courts, which have been framed against the constitution, are necessary to amend the law in line with the constitution if necessary.
If obligatory, in order to form a middle and advanced Bangladesh by implementing the Vision 2021 and the Vision 2041, the matter of conducting mobile courts by executive magistrates can be added in the constitution.
Almost 9 lac cases were settled in the mobile court all over the country. Revenue of more than Tk 208 crore has been increased in seven years. Moreover, in the last seven years, eight millions of different types of complaints have been settled by the executive magistrates through mobile courts. On the other hand, in 2009, there were eight million cases pending in the lower court. Now it has increased to more than 30 million. The judicial crisis is prominent more than mobile courts.
Mobile courts have been appreciated for controlling the adulteration of food products, the use of polythene, or the control of eve teasing. Mobile courts have played a leading role in the eviction of illegal buildings. Mobile court has also acted to bring order in public transport.
The main power of the mobile courts in this country is the participation of the public to implement the Vision 2021 and 2041.
Let's hope the State will bring a solution in no time which will be favourable for the people. The people rely on the courts' actions against adulteration and counterfeiting. The courts also play a role in preventing child marriages and ensuring fair testing. Therefore, for the public interest, restrictions on mobile courts should be given a second thought.

The writer is Secretary General, Lions Club of Dhaka Freedom, and Chairman of Al- Rafi Hospital Ltd





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