Polls stayed for 2 months

The High Court yesterday stayed for two months the process for holding election to Chandpur pourasava.
The Election Commission (EC) on December 2 scheduled January 18 next year for holding election to this pourasava.
An HC bench also issued a rule upon the government and EC to explain within four weeks of the schedule, why holding election to Chandpur pourasava without preparing a correct, proper and updated voter list should not be declared illegal.
The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain came up with the order and rule following a writ petition filed by Monjorol Islam, an aspirant candidate for the post of mayor, claiming that there is no correct, proper and updated voter list for holding election to the pourasava.
Secretary to the LGRD ministry, EC, chief election commissioner, secretary to EC, retuning officer of Chandpur and its authorised officer have been made respondents to the order and rule.
Barrister Mahbub Shafique and Advocate KM Hafizul Alam appeared for the petitioner, while Deputy Attorney General ABM Altaf Hossain stood for the government.