UNB, Dhaka :The High Court on Thursday turned down a writ petition seeking a direction for vacating the posts of Member of Parliament and Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya.The HC single bench of Justice Syed Refat Ahmed passed the order after a hearing on the writ.On November 11, acting Chief Justice Abdul Wahab Mian assigned the bench of Justice Syed Refat Ahmed for hearing on the writ petition filed against the minister.Earlier, an HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Ashraful Kamal gave a split judgment asking for explanation as to why Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, who is facing corruption charges, still remains a minister and a member of parliament.Senior Justice Moinul Islam issued the rule asking the authorities concerned to explain two weeks why Maya is continuing as a minister and an MP while Justice Ashraful Kamal rejected the writ petition.On July 7, Eunus Ali Akond, a Supreme Court lawyer filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking a direction for vacating the post of Member of Parliament and Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya.On June 30, the lawyer sent a legal notice to Maya by post to explain by which authority he is still serving as a minister and MP after the Supreme Court quashed a High Court order acquitting him of graft charges.In his notice, Yunus said a convicted person cannot hold the post of a Member of Parliament or minister as per article 66/2 (d) of the constitution.
