Today (November 1, 2007) is a historic day for Bangladesh – the judiciary branch got its independence from the executive branch for the first time since the country’s independence in 1971. While inaugurating the separation, the Chief of Advisor (current Head of State under the Interim Government) said “This day is, therefore, a memorable day for millions of Bangladeshis who seek justice in society, economy and governance." Without such separation the country was at odds with democracy for the last 36 years. In a democratic society the fundamental rights of people cannot be ensured without an independent judiciary. Although the Article 22 of the Bangladesh Constitution stipulates the separation of Judiciary from the Executive but this was never implemented by any of the previous governments who came to power. The phases of implementation for separation were stalled primarily to protect the Executive’s malfeasance. Also strong resistance had developed over the years within the governmental bureaucracy to hold back the power. Some Cabinet ministries became powerful than others (example, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Land etc) due to their increasing role in judicial matters pertaining to security and protecting interests of certain groups who enjoyed the influence possessed through political parties. Decision making using GIS tool carry important implications in an independent judiciary. Many of the critical land disputes today have been resolved using GIS (NY Vs. New Jersey for Ellise Island) including wide range of planning and crime problems are resolved using GIS within a transparent judiciary. It will not be surprising to see in few years GIS being widely used in many of the land disputes cases in this densely populated country. More importantly, I hope the Government of Bangladesh will take the opportunity to utilize GIS for developing a comprehensive methodology for population census (used in the US and EU), particularly something similar to congressional redistricting for voting should be developed to ensure the fundamental rights through representative democracy.