The Chamber Judge of the Supreme Court's Appellate Division on Monday stayed a High Court (HC) order that stayed for 15 days the effectiveness of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president's letter asking district and divisional sports associations to nominate councillors from ad-hoc committees for the upcoming election scheduled for October 6.
Appellate Division Chamber Judge Justice Farah Mahbub passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the state seeking a stay on the High Court order.
Earlier on the day, following a writ petition, the High Court stayed for 15 days the effectiveness of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Md Aminul Islam's letter.
The court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government and the BCB to explain in 10 days as to why the BCB president's letter should not be declared illegal.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Biswajit Debnath passed the order after hearing the writ petition filed challenging the legality of the BCB president's letter.
Earlier in the day, four individuals from Tangail, Lakshmipur, Gopalganj and Rajbari, submitted the petition challenging the legality of BCB president's letter.
In the petition, the petitioners prayed to the HC to stay the operation of the BCB president's letter, issued on September 18, in which the regional associations that nominated councillors from outside of the ad-hoc committees were told to resend their nominations.
Ahead of the polls, the National Sport Council had sent out letters to district and divisional sports associations to nominate councillors for the election within September 17, directing them to nominate councillors from ad-hoc committees running the regional associations.
The BCB first pushed back the deadline to September 18, then again on Monday, as some regional bodies did not follow this directive.
On Sunday, former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal, who has emerged as a contender for the BCB presidency in the polls, heavily criticised this directive from the BCB, claiming it went against the BCB constitution.
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