UNB, Dhaka :
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Monday challenging the legality of duty-free import of cars by
parliament members.
Lawyer Yunus Ali Akand filed the writ petition with the HC in the morning. The HC bench of Justice Quazi Reza-ul Hoque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain will hear the petition today.
The petition sought a rule asking why the provision of duty-free car import for MP’s should not be declared illegal.
Secretaries of the ministries of Finance, Communication, Cabinet
and the chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have been made respondents to the rule.
The petition also sought a stay on the import of duty-free cars until the writ is resolved.
