Ducsu VP aspirant files writ seeking reinstatement of candidacy, suspension of polls
The writ petition sought High Court directives to suspend Ducsu polls and hall union elections until his name and ballot number are restored to the final candidate list.
Md Julius Caesar Talukder, a vice-president (VP) aspirant in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election, filed a writ petition with the High Court today (3 September), seeking reinstatement of his candidacy and ballot number.
The petition also sought directives to suspend Ducsu polls and hall union elections until his name and ballot number are restored to the final candidate list, according to sources at the High Court.
The writ further requested a ruling as to why the exclusion of Talukder's name and ballot number from the final list, as well as the decision to form a three-member syndicate probe committee against him, should not be declared illegal.
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Talukder's name appeared in the final candidate list published by the Ducsu Election Commission on 26 August, where he was allotted ballot number 26 as a VP candidate.
However, following a complaint lodged by Salimullah Muslim Hall house tutor and assistant returning officer, alleging his involvement with the banned Chhatra League, the Election Commission later dropped his candidacy based on recommendations from the election appeal tribunal.
Talukder claimed he was denied the opportunity to defend himself against the allegations. On 27 August, he served a legal notice to the chief returning officer, which allegedly went unanswered, prompting him to move the High Court.
