Court Correspondent :
The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday passed orders asking BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to appear before it on December 22 to complete her statement in self-defence in Zia Charitable Trust and Zia
Election Commission to show cause why the provisions of Zila Parishad Act that allowed an electoral body to cast vote in the Zila Parisahd election should not be declared illegal.
The High Court bench of Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif issued the rule following a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Rumin Farhana.
She submitted the petition on December 14 challenging the legality of the Sections 4(2) and 17 of the Zila Parishad Act, Section 5 of Zila Parishad Amendment Act, and the election schedule.
She said in the petition, the sections are contrary to the relevant provisions of the Constitution as the charter does not allow any indirect voting.
On December 4, another HC bench issued a rule regarding the same matter. The HC bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Mohammad Ullah issued the rule upon the Election Commission and the government to explain as to why the schedule for holding Zila Parishad Election on December 28 should not be declared illegal.
Eunus Ali Akond, a Supreme Court lawyer, filed the writ petition on November 29 challenging the legality of the provision of Zila Parishad Act that allowed indirect voting in the elections.
Meanwhile, the High Court bench on Thursday following another writ petition, stayed the effectiveness of the voter-list of two Union Parishads in Satkhira district for the election of its district council.
The petitioner claimed that the voter-list is faulty as newly-elected representatives were not included in the voter-list.
The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday passed orders asking BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to appear before it on December 22 to complete her statement in self-defence in Zia Charitable Trust and Zia
Election Commission to show cause why the provisions of Zila Parishad Act that allowed an electoral body to cast vote in the Zila Parisahd election should not be declared illegal.
The High Court bench of Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif issued the rule following a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Rumin Farhana.
She submitted the petition on December 14 challenging the legality of the Sections 4(2) and 17 of the Zila Parishad Act, Section 5 of Zila Parishad Amendment Act, and the election schedule.
She said in the petition, the sections are contrary to the relevant provisions of the Constitution as the charter does not allow any indirect voting.
On December 4, another HC bench issued a rule regarding the same matter. The HC bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Mohammad Ullah issued the rule upon the Election Commission and the government to explain as to why the schedule for holding Zila Parishad Election on December 28 should not be declared illegal.
Eunus Ali Akond, a Supreme Court lawyer, filed the writ petition on November 29 challenging the legality of the provision of Zila Parishad Act that allowed indirect voting in the elections.
Meanwhile, the High Court bench on Thursday following another writ petition, stayed the effectiveness of the voter-list of two Union Parishads in Satkhira district for the election of its district council.
The petitioner claimed that the voter-list is faulty as newly-elected representatives were not included in the voter-list.
