Hearing ends on Jamaat candidate's plea over Ctg-2 nomination; Supreme Court order tomorrow

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court concluded hearing a petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Nurul Amin seeking to stay a High Court verdict that declared the nomination of Chattogram-2 candidate Sarwar Alamgir valid.

A bench led by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury today (28 July) fixed tomorrow for its order after hearing arguments.

On 9 July, a High Court bench comprising Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Md Asif Hasan upheld the validity of Sarwar Alamgir's nomination. He took the oath as a member of parliament the same day.

Nurul Amin later filed the petition seeking to stay that verdict.

The dispute began after Nurul Amin appealed to the Election Commission, alleging that Sarwar Alamgir was a loan defaulter. 

Following a hearing, the Commission cancelled Alamgir's candidature on 18 January.

Alamgir challenged the decision in the High Court, which on 27 January stayed the Election Commission's order, issued a rule and directed the authorities to allow him to contest the election.

Nurul Amin then sought leave to appeal before the Appellate Division. On 3 February, the court granted leave to appeal against the High Court order restoring Alamgir's candidature.

The Appellate Division allowed Alamgir to contest the 12 February parliamentary election but ordered that the result would remain withheld until the appeal was resolved.

Although Alamgir secured the highest number of votes in the election, the result was not officially published in line with the court's order.

On 16 June, the Appellate Division disposed of the leave to appeal by directing the High Court to dispose of the pending rule as quickly as possible, preferably within two weeks.

It also ordered that the interim order issued on 3 February would remain in force until the High Court decided the rule.