89 significant departure from traditional judicial proceedings. It is an idea that was in the making for some time before its vigorous growth in the early eighties. It now dominates the public perception of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and other courts of the region. This court is an institution not only for reaching out to provide relief to citizens, but even venturing must into follow formulating including policy the which Parliament’s the State domain to amend the constitution. Initially it was taken on the philosophy that most of the citizens were unaware of their legal rights, and much less in a position to assert them, and therefore, a public spirited person may seek judicial redress by interpreting the words ‘any person aggrieved’ not only individuals but also people as a collective and consolidated personality. The court has shifted from its traditional rule of standing which confines access to the judicial process only to those to whom injuries are caused or legal wrong is done and on the contrary, where a legal wrong or legal injury is caused to a person or to a determinate class of persons by reason of