Justice Md. Rezaul Hasan of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court has resigned following corruption allegations. His resignation letter, submitted to the Supreme Court, was forwarded to the President on Monday. The allegations were filed earlier with the Supreme Judicial Council by K.M. Mojibul Haque, chairman of Shah Group, accusing the judge of corruption, misconduct, and abuse of power.

The complaint requested the Supreme Judicial Council to investigate the matter and to recommend appropriate constitutional measures if the allegations were proven. It claimed that Justice Hasan acted with bias in two company cases from 2010 and 2011. In one case, arguments were attributed to a senior lawyer who was not present, and the ruling was later overturned by the Appellate Division. In another, 1.3 million shares belonging to an applicant’s wife were canceled without her being made a party to the case, which the complainant described as contrary to principles of justice.

The resignation follows the formal submission of these allegations, and the matter now awaits further constitutional procedures.