Dhaka, Dec 9 (Just News): BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia today filed three separate writ petitions with the High Court challenging the legality of the Election Commission order that cancelled all the three nominations of Khaleda Zia for the upcoming general election.
Barrister Nowshad Jamir, on behalf of Khaleda Zia, filed the petitions seeking High Court directive on the EC to accept her nomination papers so that Khaleda Zia can run the polls from Bogura-6, Bogura 7 and Feni-1.
The High Court will hold hearing on the petitions tomorrow, Barrister Kayser Kamal, a lawyer for Khaleda Zia, told reporters after the petitions were filed.
Citing the petitions, Kamal said the Election Commission has illegally cancelled Khaleda Zia’s nomination papers with malafide intention.
Khaleda Zia did not violate any electoral code of conduct as she is in custody, he added.
Yesterday, the EC rejected her all three appeals against cancellation of her nominations by returning officers. Following the EC order, Khaleda Zia lost a legal battle to contest the December 30 national election.
Khaleda Zia filed nominations for Bogura-6, 7 and Feni-1 but during scrutiny, the ROs concerned rejected all the nominations on grounds of her conviction in criminal cases.
Later, her lawyers opted for appeals challenging the ROs' decisions.
The EC began hearing three appeals of Khaleda Zia yesterday noon. After hearing the appeals, an election commissioner accepted those. However, the chief election commissioner and three other election commissioners rejected the appeals.
