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on Justice Debesh C. Bhattacharya: A Tribute
By Ajoy Roy [Continued from previous posting : Justice Debesh Chandra Bhattacharya Passed away Peacefully: A tribute] Last Rituals of Justice Debesh Bhattacharya Justice Bhattacharya was cremated this afternoon (4th February) in his village home at Elenga in the district of Tangail. Before that his body was taken to Ramkrishna Math, Dhaka, the organization he was associated with for long long time as its president early in the morning. Then he was taken to his Gulshan residence where his family members performed mortal rituals. At about 10 a.m. the body was taken to Dhakeswari Temple complex, where devotees, close associates and comrades of the late justice paid their last tributes. At about 11-30 a.m. his body was carried to Central Shahid Minar with a processions. The body was placed on a small platform (bedi) covered with black cloth. Soon flower wreaths, and showering of flowers covered his entire body. Many organization political, social, and cultural placed wreaths to pay last respects to this illustrious son of Bangladesh. The organization included among others: Awami League Gana Forum & Oikya Prochesta Communist Party of Bangladesh Workers� Party Mahila Parisad Sammilito Samajik Andolon Sammilita Sanskritik Jote Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Kamati Udichi Maulobad o Sampradayikata birodhi Dakshin Asia Gana Sammilan (South Asian Anti Fundamentalism and Communalism Conference) Awami Ainjibi parishad Ganatantric Ainjibi Samity Bangladesh Sikshas Samity and many. The important personalities, political leaders, lawyers, intellectuals who placed wreaths included among others: Abdus Samad Azad, AL Dr. Kamal Hosain, President Gana Forum Minister Nazmul Huda, BNP Suranjit Sengupta, AL Amir Hosain Amu, AL Mukul Bose, AL Saifuddin Manik, Gana Forum Mijahedul Islam Selim, CPB Haidar Akbar Khan Rono, Workers Party Rehman Sobhan, economist Prof. Musharaff Hosain, economist Prof. Rangalal Sen, Sociologist Prof. Wahiuddin Mahmud, economist Prof. Anisuzzama, litterateur Prof. Ajoy Roy, Scientist Prof. Azad Choudhury, Ex-VC, DU Prof. Anwar Hosain, Biochemist Principal Mahfuza Khanam Prof. Bohranuddin Khan Jahangir, Sociologist Prof. Muntasir Mamun, Historian Prof. Zarina Rahman Khan, Political Scientist Prof. Nim Chandra Bhoumick, Provost, J. N. Hall Artist Qayum Choudhury Barrister Shafiq Ahmed, Bangladesh Supreme Court Abdul Khaleque, retired IG Advocate Sahara Khatun Advocate Sabur Ahmed Sayid Shamsul Haque, Poet and Novelist Journalist Fayez Ahmed Ramendu Majumdar, Dramatics Nasiruddin Yusuf, Dramatics Mafidul Haque, Publisher Principal Shyamali Nasrin Choudhury Kazi Mukul, Secretary, Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Kamiti
Mrs. Hena Das, President, Mahila Parishad Rakhi Purakayastha, Mahila Samiti and host of people of different professions . Mrs. Chitra Bhattachary, wife of late justice, and elder son Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya was also present at the Shahidminar premises when people of all cross-sections were paying last tribute to the late Justice. A condolence book was also kept open for paying regards and respect to the departed soul. At about 1 p.m. mortal remains of Debesh Bhattacharya was take to his last working place, the premise of Supreme Court, where his colleagues, lawyers and judges paid last tribute to their outstanding colleague Justice Debesh Bhattacharya. At about 3 p.m. his body was taken to his village home in the district of Tangail. A Brief Life sketch The
renowned lawyer and human rights leader, the humanist Justice Debesh Chandra
Bhattacharya was born in a traditional zeminder family at Elenga within
Tangail district on 3rd November 1914. His academic carrier is as
follows: Matriculation: Tangail Bindubashini School, 1931 Intermediate Science: Presidency College, Calcutta, 1933 Bachelor of Science, Presidency College, Calcutta, 1935 Bachelor of Law, University Law College, Calcutta, 1938 M. .A (Economics): Calcutta University, 1940 He then joined Mymensingh Bar in 1941 For his liberal political activities and association with language movement, which was treated as anti Muslim League Government and anti-state, he was imprison for one year (1949 � 50) in Mymensingh jail. After release from the jail he started practicing law at Dhaka High Court bar. He became an advocate of the Supreme Court in 1961, and became a senior advocate in 1965. He was then appointed a member of the �Dhaka High Court Rule Committee�. He was intimately connected with the establishment of a Private Law College, named Dhaka City College, and taught law in this college since its inception in 1955 to 1971. After the independence, Mr. Bhattacharya was appointed a Justice of the newly created Bangladesh High Court on 21st January 1972. In the year 1975, he became a Justice of the appellate division of the Supreme Court and continued to hold this position till his retirement in the month of December 1977. Justice Bhattacharya earned an international fame as a judge and he was recognized as one of the topmost constitutional expert in the country. As a lawyer he was simply unparallel. His interpretation and analysis of law and law points made him a leaned man. Many of his judgments relating to human rights and constitutional matters are frequently cited. He established two schools (one for girls) and a college in his mother�s name in his native village Elenga. He was associated with many organizations till his death. Some of these organizations are: City Law College, Member, Governing Body Dhaka Ramkrishna Mission, President Gandhi Sevashram, Noakhali, President Pravartak Sangha, Chittagong, President Hindu Boudha Christian Oikya Parisha, Advisor Bangladesh Puja Celebration Council, Member Metropolitan Universal Puja Committee, Member Bangladesh Resistance Committee to Enemy Property Act, Founder President. Bangladesh Peace Council, Presidium Member Bangladesh Nagarik Kamiti, Member, Executive Committee When a public court was instituted with the initiative of Ghtak Dalal Nirmul Kamiti under the leadership of Mrs. Jahanar Imam in the year 1992, Justice Debesh Bhattacharya was a natural choice to be nominated as one of the senior judges to try the collaborators of 1971. He was chairman of the Public Inquiry commission that was constituted to look into the causes of Jagannath Hall tragedy of 1985. Justice Bhattacharya not only had an intellectual mind, he had also literary and natural poetic talents. A collection of his poems, and 4 books of essays he had written over the years on various topics have been published. He breathed his last at 7-30 evening on the day of Eid ul Azha, 2nd February 2004 (20th Magh, BS 1410) at the Sikdar Medical College Hospital. He has left behind his wife Mrs. Chitra Bhattacharya, an ex-MP, two sons- elder one being Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, an economist and younger one Dr. Debadarshi Bhattacharya, a physicist, and only daughter Debaleena Roy, and needless to say a innumerable number of well-wishers and friends. |
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