Dr. Mohiuddin Farooq v. Bangladesh

In the year 1995, Dr. Mohiuddin Farooq instituted a proceeding against the Government of Bangladesh before the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh for the environmental degradation and ecological imbalance through the formation of the Flood Action Plan (FAP), Compartmentalization Pilot Project (FAP-20), and the Flood Plan Co-ordination Organisation (FCPO). The issue was, whether BELA had the locus standi to institute a proceeding before the Court under Article 102(1)(a) and Article 102(2)(a) under the Constitution of Bangladesh.