Dhaka, Dec 10 (Just News): The High Court on Monday issued a contempt of court rule against the Chief Election Commissioner, four commissioners and the commission secretary for declaring Oikyabaddha Nagarik Andolan invalid for polls and rejecting the nomination papers of the party’s candidates disobeying the court order.
They have been asked to respond to the rule within four weeks.
Supreme Court lawyer Manzil Morshed stood for the petitioner.
On December 6, a legal notice was served on CEC KM Nurul Huda, MahabubTalukder, Md Rafiqul Islam, Kabita Khanom and Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury.
On October 16, the High Court stayed the Election Commission’s letter cancelling the registration of Oikyabaddha Nagarik Andolan.
A bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalilalso issued a rule seeking explanation as to why the decision of cancelling registration Oikyaboddha Nagorik Andolon should not be declared illegal after hearing a writ petition filed by party president Kazi Faruk and general secretary Abdus Samad.
Oikyabaddha NagarikAndolan secured registration from the commission on November 16, 2008.
On October 4 this year, the commission cancelled the registration of the party.
(Justnews/ys/1650hr)
