A High Court bench today dropped from its hearing list a writ petition challenging the legality of the Election Commission’s decision to cancel the candidacy of National Citizen Party (NCP) Joint Convener Monira Sharmin for a women’s reserved seat in the 13th National Parliament.
The bench of Justice Ahmed Sohel and Justice Fatema Anwar said the petitioner’s lawyers were at liberty to move the same petition before any other competent bench, Advocate Md Muzahedul Islam Shahin, a lawyer for Monira, told reporter.
Justice Ahmed Sohel, the presiding judge, expressed embarrassment to hear the matter as both his home and that of the petitioner are in the same constitutional area, Naogaon Sadar.
The petition is expected to be moved today before the High Court bench of Justice Razik-Al-Jalil and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury, the lawyer said.
Senior lawyers Ahsanul Karim and Mustafizur Rahman appeared for the writ petitioner, while Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal represented the state during today’s proceedings.
Earlier, on April 30, Monira Sharmin filed the writ with the High Court challenging the legality of the Election Commission’s decision to cancel her nomination for the reserved parliamentary seat.
On April 23, the returning officer rejected the NCP leader’s nomination paper, citing that under the Representation of the People Order, 1972, she was not eligible to contest the election as three years had not yet passed since her resignation from government service.
She appealed to the Election Commission against the returning officer’s decision on April 26. However, after a lengthy hearing the following day, the EC dismissed her appeal.
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