Mobile court: SC to hear govt plea on Oct 10

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UNB, Dhaka :
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday fixed October 10 for hearing the government’s plea filed against the High Court (HC) order that declared the mobile court, conducted by the executive magistrates, illegal and contradictory to the Constitution.
A six-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, fixed the date in the morning.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said there is no bar to carry on mobile court till October 10.
Earlier on May 11, the High Court declared illegal of the operation of mobile court by the executive magistrate.
On May 14, the Chamber Judge stayed the HC order in response to an appeal filed by the government till May 18. On May 21, the SC adjourned the verdict of the High Court till July 2. The SC, on July 4, extended its earlier order for two weeks staying the High Court verdict. On July 18, the SC also extended its order for two more weeks. Later, the apex court extended two weeks again on August 1.
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