SC reopens today with tasks of dealing with top politicians' cases
Sunday, 12 October 2008
The Supreme Court (SC) reopens today (Sunday) after a long 42-day annual vacation, with both its divisions poised to take up hot tasks of dealing with top politicians' graft cases, reports UNB.
Among other applications on the list for the opening day, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hear a pending bail petition of former prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, now abroad on parole for medical treatment of her eyes and ears, in an extortion case filed by a businessman.
Meanwhile, Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan, a counsel for BNP chairperson and ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, now freed on bail in all four corruption cases against her, said that he planned to file petitions Sunday (today) with the High Court either for quashing the Barapukuria Coalmine graft case or challenging the validity of taking cognizance of the case through accepting the charge-sheet submitted to the trial court by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation officer.
Among other applications on the list for the opening day, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hear a pending bail petition of former prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, now abroad on parole for medical treatment of her eyes and ears, in an extortion case filed by a businessman.
Meanwhile, Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan, a counsel for BNP chairperson and ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, now freed on bail in all four corruption cases against her, said that he planned to file petitions Sunday (today) with the High Court either for quashing the Barapukuria Coalmine graft case or challenging the validity of taking cognizance of the case through accepting the charge-sheet submitted to the trial court by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation officer.