Remove stairs of Hanif Flyover: SC

Staff Correspondent: The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld a High Court order that directed authorities concerned to remove illegal stairs at different points of Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover in Dhaka.

A three-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by Orion Infrastructure Limited challenging the High Court order.

Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud moved for the Orion Infrastructure Ltd, the builder company, while Attorney General Mahbubey Alam stood for the state.

On May 31, the High Court, in its suomoto move, asked home secretary, commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Orion Infrastructure Limited to demolish the stairs from the flyover.



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