Apex court clears way for Ducsu polls

The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday cleared way for holding the election to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu).

The apex court lifted its chamber judge's order that stayed a High Court (HC) verdict directing authorities concerned to hold the Ducsu election in six months.

A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the SC, headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, passed the order during hearing of an appeal filed by Dhaka University (DU) authorities challenging the HC verdict.

Following a writ petition, the HC on January 17 last year directed the authorities concerned of DU and the government to hold the Ducsu election within six months.

The HC also directed the home ministry to provide necessary assistance to DU authorities for holding the polls.

Following an appeal filed by DU authorities,, the SC chamber judge on October 1 last year stayed the HC verdict. In the appeal, the DU authorities said that they had decided to hold the polls by March 15 this year.

Yesterday, the Appellate Division kept the appeal of DU authorities stand-over (pending for hearing) till March 30.

Writ petitioners' counsel Advocate Manzill Murshid told The Daily Star that DU authorities have to hold the Ducsu polls by March 15 following yesterday's SC order.

During hearing yesterday, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told the apex court that the DU authorities have already decided to hold the Ducsu election by March this year.