AL Lawmaker Mollah's Appeal

Today's SC verdict to decide fate of 500 graft cases

Says ACC counsel

3 April 2010, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent

The Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to announce today the verdict on the appeal filed by Awami League lawmaker Habibur Rahman Mollah against a High Court (HC) judgement that declared legal the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) sanction (permitting its officials) to file the graft case against him. ACC counsel Khurshid Alam Khan yesterday told The Daily Star that fate of around 500 corruption cases filed by the ACC during the military backed caretaker government depends on the apex court verdict. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim on March 25 fixed April 4 (today) for verdict on the appeal. The HC on November 20, 2008, delivered the verdict. The Appellate Division then stayed the verdict following a stay petition filed by Mollah. Mollah filed a regular appeal last year with the SC against the HC verdict as per the SC order.