SC to hear govt appeal today
Sunday, 16 March 2008
The Supreme Court (SC) will hear a government appeal today (Sunday) against the High Court (HC) judgment that declared illegal its sanction for trying ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in an extortion case under the Emergency Power Rules (EPR) and set aside the entire trial proceedings, reports UNB.
On February 6, the HC, upon a writ petition filed by Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, had declared illegal the government sanction placing the extortion case against her for trial under the EPR and quashed the entire trial proceedings.
On February 26, the Appellate Division of the SC upon an application had granted the government leave-to-appeal against the HC ruling, fixing March 16 for its hearing.
The apex court at the same time had also stayed the operation of the HC judgment and stalled the trial of the extortion case against detained Sheikh Hasina under the EPR until the appeal is resolved.
Azam J Chowdhury, managing director of East Coast Trading Pvt. Limited, filed Tk 30 million extortion case against Hasina and her detained cousin and ex-minister Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim on June 13 last year with Gulshan police station.
Hasina was arrested from her Dhanmondi house a month after filing of the case.
Later, her younger sister Sheikh Rehana, living in London, was also implicated in the case after police investigations.
On February 6, the HC, upon a writ petition filed by Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, had declared illegal the government sanction placing the extortion case against her for trial under the EPR and quashed the entire trial proceedings.
On February 26, the Appellate Division of the SC upon an application had granted the government leave-to-appeal against the HC ruling, fixing March 16 for its hearing.
The apex court at the same time had also stayed the operation of the HC judgment and stalled the trial of the extortion case against detained Sheikh Hasina under the EPR until the appeal is resolved.
Azam J Chowdhury, managing director of East Coast Trading Pvt. Limited, filed Tk 30 million extortion case against Hasina and her detained cousin and ex-minister Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim on June 13 last year with Gulshan police station.
Hasina was arrested from her Dhanmondi house a month after filing of the case.
Later, her younger sister Sheikh Rehana, living in London, was also implicated in the case after police investigations.