BELA v. Ministry of Agriculture and others

Reference :

Writ Petition No. 14614

Complaint date :

No description

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

Bangladesh, Dhaka

Plaintiffs types :

Justice

Plaintiffs names :

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)

Defendants :

Bangladesh

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Sayeed Ahmed Kabir, Syeda Rizwana Hasan

Case nature :

No description

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Glyphosate, Roundup, Herbicide

Requests :

Effectively regulate pesticide use; cancel the registration and licenses of glyphosate-based pesticides; promote use of safe alternatives to glyphosate-based pesticides; study the health impacts associated with use of glyphosate-based pesticides ; investigate deaths associated with exposure to glyphosate-based pesticides and provide compensation to affected families ; set up an independent commission to monitor the health, safety, and environmental impacts of pesticide use in Bangladesh.

Name of the Court :

Supreme Court of Bangladesh of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

January 5, 2020

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

Rule Nisi “calling upon respondents to show cause as to i) why they should not be directed to set up a regular … commission to monitor the health safety and environmental aspects of use of pesticides and to ensure adoption of a appropriate, … measures and protocols, cancel registrations and licenses of all Glyphosate containing pesticides and ii) why the registration given by the respondents to all pesticides containing Glyphosate …, the … renewal of the same … – should not be declared unlawful.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

BELA asked the Supreme Court seeking to compel agriculture, health, and environmental ministries to effectively regulate pesticide use and cancel the registration and licenses of glyphosate-based pesticides. The High Court directed the government to form an action plan in 90 days to phase out Glyphosate containing pesticides, including Roundup, and to introduce safe alternatives.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.