Championing administrative accountability, procedural fairness, and the enforcement of fundamental rights before the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

The Constitution of Bangladesh is the supreme law of the land and serves as the foundation of the country’s legal and democratic framework. All executive, legislative, and administrative authorities are required to act within the limits prescribed by the Constitution and applicable laws. When public authorities exceed their legal powers, act arbitrarily, violate fundamental rights, or fail to comply with principles of natural justice, the superior courts of Bangladesh may exercise constitutional jurisdiction through judicial review under Article 102.

At The Legal Era, we advise and represent individuals, corporations, institutions, and organizations in matters involving constitutional interpretation, administrative law disputes, abuse of authority, and judicial review proceedings before the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Our lawyers regularly advise clients on complex constitutional and administrative law issues involving governmental authorities, regulatory agencies, statutory bodies, and public institutions.

Constitutional Governance in Bangladesh

The Constitution establishes the structure of the State, distribution of governmental powers, and guarantees certain fundamental rights to citizens. Public authorities and statutory bodies must exercise their powers lawfully, reasonably, and in accordance with constitutional principles.

The higher judiciary plays a crucial role in maintaining the rule of law and ensuring that public functionaries/authorities remain accountable under the Constitution.

Core Grounds for Judicial Review/Writ

Under Article 102 of the Constitution, our team aggressively petitions the High Court Division to challenge administrative actions or inactions suffering from structural legal defects:

✔️Excess of Jurisdiction: Actions taken by an authority completely lacking or exceeding its statutory powers.

✔️Procedural Impropriety: Decisions made in violation of mandatory legal frameworks or the core principles of natural justice (audi alteram partem).

✔️Violation of Fundamental Rights: Executive or statutory mandates that unlawfully abridge constitutionally protected civic and corporate freedoms.

✔️Arbitrariness & Unreasonableness: Irrationally discriminatory actions or decisions completely unsupported by lawful reasoning.

✔️Mala Fide Actions: Public actions executed in bad faith, with ulterior motives, or for improper purposes.

​Constitutional Remedies & Writ Types

​We navigate the full spectrum of constitutional remedies to secure immediate, binding relief for our clients:

✔️Certiorari (Quashing Orders): To annul and set aside unlawful, unauthorized administrative decisions.

✔️Mandamus (Compelling Performance): To legally mandate public officials or statutory bodies to perform their prescribed statutory duties.

✔️Prohibition (Restraining Orders): To halt ongoing unlawful governmental or tribunal proceedings before final injury occurs.

✔️Declaratory Relief: Securing formal judicial pronouncements that a specific state action or statutory instrument is without lawful authority and of no legal effect.

✔️Interim Protection: Moving the Apex court for immediate ad-interim injunctions, stay orders, to safeguard clients during pending litigation.

Commitment to Rule of Law

The preservation of constitutional governance, administrative accountability, and procedural fairness is essential to maintaining public confidence in the legal system. We remain committed to protecting our clients’ legal rights through effective constitutional advocacy and strategic judicial review proceedings before the Apex courts of Bangladesh.

The Legal Era also conduct large number of Public Interest Litigation to protect the rights of people in general. You can find out details of our Pro Bono work and Public Interest Litigation in respective pages.