Staff Reporter :
The High Court observed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) can issue notice to any citizen in question, asking him or her to appear in person to the commission’s office to place statements over corruption allegations.
“……therefore, ACC acted within the provision of law for issuance of the impugned notice for the interest of justice and for the transparency to pursue any person if there is any alle
gation of corruption or earning property from any unknown source of income,” the HC said.
The HC bench of Justice Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq came up with the observation in the full text of its order on a writ petition filed by Deputy Attorney General Jannatul Ferdousi Rupa challenging the legality of a notice issued by the ACC requesting her to appear before the commission’s office for placing her statement on the allegation against her of amassing illegal wealth.
The HC bench on December 3 upheld the ACC notice through summerily rejecting the writ petition.
The court also ordered DAG Rupa to appear before the head office of ACC in Dhaka on or before January 27 to place her statement.
The full text of the rejection order was released on Thursday after the judges of the HC bench signed it.
The High Court observed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) can issue notice to any citizen in question, asking him or her to appear in person to the commission’s office to place statements over corruption allegations.
“……therefore, ACC acted within the provision of law for issuance of the impugned notice for the interest of justice and for the transparency to pursue any person if there is any alle
gation of corruption or earning property from any unknown source of income,” the HC said.
The HC bench of Justice Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq came up with the observation in the full text of its order on a writ petition filed by Deputy Attorney General Jannatul Ferdousi Rupa challenging the legality of a notice issued by the ACC requesting her to appear before the commission’s office for placing her statement on the allegation against her of amassing illegal wealth.
The HC bench on December 3 upheld the ACC notice through summerily rejecting the writ petition.
The court also ordered DAG Rupa to appear before the head office of ACC in Dhaka on or before January 27 to place her statement.
The full text of the rejection order was released on Thursday after the judges of the HC bench signed it.
