HC's judgment on JS seat demarcation Sunday
Friday, 31 October 2008
The High Court (HC) Thursday set November 2 (Sunday) for its crucial judgment on the delimitation dispute over parliamentary constituencies that threw into deep doubt about timely declaration of the election schedule, reports UNB.
Schedule for the long-stalled parliamentary polls was supposed to be announced the same day (November 2) according to the timeline set by the Election Commission.
An HC division bench comprising Justice Mir Hasmat Ali and Justice Shamim Hasnain passed the orders fixing the date for judgment on its rule as to why the redrawn parliamentary constituencies 'should not be declared illegal'.
The court order came after closing a week-long legal battle between the lawyers for the Election Commission and nine petitioners’ identical writ petition, including former BNP lawmaker Abdul Mannan.
Schedule for the long-stalled parliamentary polls was supposed to be announced the same day (November 2) according to the timeline set by the Election Commission.
An HC division bench comprising Justice Mir Hasmat Ali and Justice Shamim Hasnain passed the orders fixing the date for judgment on its rule as to why the redrawn parliamentary constituencies 'should not be declared illegal'.
The court order came after closing a week-long legal battle between the lawyers for the Election Commission and nine petitioners’ identical writ petition, including former BNP lawmaker Abdul Mannan.