SC stays HC order on FF council polls

11 May 2010, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday stayed till May 20 a High Court (HC) order halting the election process of Muktijoddha Sangsad Central Command Council (MSCCC). The chamber judge of the Appellate Division passed the order after hearing a petition by the election commission of the MSCCC seeking stay on the HC order. On April 26, the HC stayed the election process till June 26 in response to a writ petition filed by one Yusuf Ali. It had also issued a rule upon the government and the MSCCC election commission to explain within two weeks why the election schedule should not be declared illegal. The court also fixed May 16 for hearing the rule. The MSCCC election commission has recently scheduled June 26 for holding the election to the council. Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru, lawyer for the MSCCC election commission, on Monday told The Daily Star that it would be decided after the HC passes its verdict on the rule whether the election will be held on June 26.