HC stays EC gazette scrapping Alamgir’s JS membership

The High Court yesterday ( September 26) stayed for six months the Election Commission’s gazetted decision declaring vacant the parliament membership of Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir.

MK Alamgir, also a presidium member of the Awami League, was elected from the constituency no-260, Chandpur-1 to the 9th Parliament election on Awami League ticket.

Upon a writ petition filed by Alamgir, the High Court bench comprising Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain also issued a rule upon the Election Commission to explain within three weeks as to why its special gazette notification vacating the seat of the petitioner should not be declared illegal and without lawful authority.

HC extends stay order on Alamgir JS membership

The High Court (HC) on Monday (March 14) extended its earlier order that stayed the Election Commission's decision declaring the parliamentary seat of Awami League leader Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir vacant.

This court on September 26 last year stayed for six months the EC's decision, and also issued a rule upon the EC to explain why its gazette notification vacating the parliamentary seat of Alamgir should not be declared illegal.