Hiron holding BCC mayor's office challenged
Monday, 15 September 2008
The High Court (HC) Sunday issued a rule asking the newly elected Barisal City Corporation (BCC) Mayor Shawkat Hossain Hiron to explain under what authority he claims to hold the office of Mayor, reports UNB.
A vacation Bench comprising Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Mamnoon Rahman passed the order upon a writ petition filed by Shamsul Alam Sabuj, a BCC voter.
The Election Commission (EC) and the LGRD Ministry have also been made respondents to the writ petition.
The rule is made returnable in four weeks.
On the fifth day of discharging the function of office of Mayor after taking oath, the writ petitioner challenged Hiron's 'unlawful holding of office' in violation of the election rules.
The writ petitioner in his petition submitted that the local government election rule bars a City Corporation lessee from contesting election. The newly elected mayor Hiron still holds the lease of BCC property where he set up an amusement park that runs commercially following a deal with the corporation, the petitioner alleged.
A vacation Bench comprising Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Mamnoon Rahman passed the order upon a writ petition filed by Shamsul Alam Sabuj, a BCC voter.
The Election Commission (EC) and the LGRD Ministry have also been made respondents to the writ petition.
The rule is made returnable in four weeks.
On the fifth day of discharging the function of office of Mayor after taking oath, the writ petitioner challenged Hiron's 'unlawful holding of office' in violation of the election rules.
The writ petitioner in his petition submitted that the local government election rule bars a City Corporation lessee from contesting election. The newly elected mayor Hiron still holds the lease of BCC property where he set up an amusement park that runs commercially following a deal with the corporation, the petitioner alleged.