Syed AB Mahmudul Huq

Syed AB Mahmudul Huq is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.^[1]

Syed AB Mahmudul Huq
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Profession	Judge

Career

In July 2008, Mahmudul Huq and 18 other judges opposed a High Court Division verdict that ordered the government to restore judgeship of 10 additional judges whose appointment was not confirmed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.^[2] The ten judges were appointed by an Awami League government while the 18 of the 19 judges opposing were appointed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.^[2] Mahmudul Huq and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury expressed embarrassment to hear the Barapukuria coal mine graft case against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in October 2008.^[3]

In February 2009, Mahmudul Huq and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury gave a split verdict in a bail petition one asked them to surrender to a lower court while the other judge asked them to appear before the bench.^[4]

Barrister Rafique Ul Huq shouted and cursed at Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury in a hearing.^[5] Justice Mahmudul Huq and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury summoned Rafique following a contempt of court petition against him following the outburst.^[5] In March 2009, Justice Mahmudul Huq and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury granted bail to Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiky son of Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky in a defamation case filed by ASM Hannan Shah.^[6] Justice Mahmudul Huq and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury granted bail 199 students of University of Rajshahi and activists of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir in a case over assaulting a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader.^[7] They granted bail to 24 Bangladesh Chhatra League activist in a case over the murder of a leader of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir.^[8]

Mahmudul Huq and Justice M Akram Hossain Chowdhury granted bail Khan Tipu Sultan, member of parliament, and his wife in a case filed over the death of their daughter-in-law in 2014.^[9] Mahmudul Huq and Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury granted bail Rubel Hossain, member of the Bangladesh National Cricket Team in a case filed by Naznin Akhter Happy, an actress, who alleged Rubel had an intimate affair with her on the promise of marriage but refused to marry her afterwards.^[10]

In August 2016, Mahmudul Huq, justice Naima Haider and justice Qazi Reza-Ul-Hoque cancelled a court order that declared the Ashiyan City housing project illegal.^[11]