The Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to hold hearing on the two appeal petitions today (Wednesday) challenging the High Court (HC) order that stayed Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election for three months, report agencies.
The full bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, will hear the appeal petitions filed by two mayoral candidates of AL and BNP Hasan Uddin Sarkar and Zahangir Alam.
Earlier in the day, Awami League (AL) mayoral candidate Zahangir Alam filed a petition with the Appellate Division challenging the HC order.
Chamber judge of the Appellate Division Justice Hasan Foyez Siddique on Tuesday sent the petitions to the full-bench of the SC after hearing on the two petitions.
Earlier on Monday, BNP mayoral candidate Hasan Uddin Sarkar filed a petition.
However, no hearing on the petition was held with the chamber judge as no representative from the Election Commission was present at the court, said Sagir Hossain Leon, counsel of the BNP mayoral candidate.
On Sunday, after hearing a writ, the HC stayed the Gazipur City Corporation election, which was scheduled to be held on May 15, for three months.
It also issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the inclusion of six moujas of Dhaka district into GCC should not be declared illegal.
The government on January 16, 2013 published a gazette incorporating six moujas of Shimulia union of Savar upazila (South Boroibari, Domna, Shibrampur, West Panishail, South Panishail and Domnag) under Gazipur City Corporation but according to law, GCC was formed with Gazipur and Tongi municipalities.
ABM Azharul Islam Suruj, Shimulia union parishad chairman of Savar, filed the writ on Sunday morning challenging the legality of the gazette as the Election Commission announced the election schedule incorporating six moujas of Dhaka district, which is illegal.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda announced the election schedule for Gazipur and Khulna city corporations on March 31.
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