SC upholds HC stay on CCCI polls

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a November 12 High Court order which stayed till December 11 the process for elections to the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), scheduled for December 6.
The HC also asked the CCCI authorities to explain why elections based on the then voter list should not be declared illegal.
The order came following a writ petition filed by a voter, Kaniz Farzana Rashed, challenging the list's legality, claiming that names of some persons were listed several times.
She prayed for elections after the flaws were corrected.
Yesterday, the SC disposed of a recent CCCI petition seeking stay on the HC order and asked the HC bench to dispose of the HC rule by December 12.