HC adjourns hearing until May 4
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
The High Court (HC) Tuesday adjourned the hearing until May 4 on a writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the notices that asked her to return her Dhaka Cantonment residence to the military estate officer.
The counsels for Khaleda Zia, however, expressed their unwillingness to take part in the hearing by filing a prayer that they would not get justice from this bench.
A two-member bench comprising Justice Mohammad Imman Ali and Justice Obaidul Hasan set the new date saying the Chief Justice sent the case file to them for hearing and they had no right to keep it suspended.
He also advised the petitioner's counsel to submit their prayer before the Chief Justice for further steps if they desired.
Khaleda filed a writ petition after the Dhaka Cantonment Board on April 20 last year had served a notice asking her to return her Shaheed Moinul Road residence in Dhaka Cantonment to the military estates' officer.
The notice said that the Cabinet on April 8 last year cancelled the lease between her and the government.
Khaleda Zia filed the writ petition before the High Court Division on May 3, 2009 challenging the notice. But on May 7, a second notice was served asking her to reply why directives would not be issued asking her to vacate the residence.
After hearing, a High Court bench stayed the operation of the notices and issued rule on the authorities concerned asking to show cause why the notices should not be declared illegal.
Recently, the attorney general, the chief state counsel, prayed for fixing a date for rule hearing, but Khaleda Zia's counsel sought adjournment mentioning several causes.
The counsels for Khaleda Zia, however, expressed their unwillingness to take part in the hearing by filing a prayer that they would not get justice from this bench.
A two-member bench comprising Justice Mohammad Imman Ali and Justice Obaidul Hasan set the new date saying the Chief Justice sent the case file to them for hearing and they had no right to keep it suspended.
He also advised the petitioner's counsel to submit their prayer before the Chief Justice for further steps if they desired.
Khaleda filed a writ petition after the Dhaka Cantonment Board on April 20 last year had served a notice asking her to return her Shaheed Moinul Road residence in Dhaka Cantonment to the military estates' officer.
The notice said that the Cabinet on April 8 last year cancelled the lease between her and the government.
Khaleda Zia filed the writ petition before the High Court Division on May 3, 2009 challenging the notice. But on May 7, a second notice was served asking her to reply why directives would not be issued asking her to vacate the residence.
After hearing, a High Court bench stayed the operation of the notices and issued rule on the authorities concerned asking to show cause why the notices should not be declared illegal.
Recently, the attorney general, the chief state counsel, prayed for fixing a date for rule hearing, but Khaleda Zia's counsel sought adjournment mentioning several causes.