HC rejects petition on dissolution of parliament
The High Court yesterday rejected a writ petition that sought its directive on the authorities concerned to dissolve the current parliament in 42 days before the upcoming election.
The bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Md Ashraful Kamal passed the order considering that the petition was not properly placed before it.
Advocate Md Eunus Ali Akond, the petitioner, told The Daily Star that there is no legal bar for the Election Commission to hold the upcoming parliamentary election as per its schedule.
The Supreme Court lawyer filed the petition with the HC on October 1. In the petition, he also prayed for an order to hold the election under a “caretaker government in a new shape”.
Advocate Eunus said in the petition that the Supreme Court in its 13th amendment judgement said that two parliamentary elections may be held under the caretaker system subject to the condition that the selection of the chief adviser should not be made from any retired chief justices or retired judges of the Appellate Division.
He also cited the 16th amendment judgement which said “our parliamentary democracy is immature.” Besides, the lawyer said, 153 parliament members who were not elected by the people cannot remain in parliament; therefore, the parliament should be dissolved.
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