Dispose of rule in four weeks
SC asks HC
The Supreme Court yesterday directed its High Court Division to hear and dispose of within four weeks the rule issued over the assault on an assistant commissioner (AC) (land) of Feni.
Some plainclothes police led by officer-in-charge of Feni Sadar Police Station Nazim Uddin, allegedly assaulted the AC, Nazrul Islam, and surveyor Khademul Islam, who were evicting illegal structures before the police station on May 3.
On May 7, the HC following a writ petition issued the rule upon the government to explain why it should not be directed to prosecute the policemen for the assault.
The Appellate Division of SC yesterday, however, said the HC order for suspending OC Nazim Uddin will remain stayed till disposal of the rule.
The seven-member full bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain passed the order after hearing a petition submitted by the writ petitioner for vacating its chamber judge's order that stayed the HC order for suspension of the OC.
On May 14, during hearing the rule, the HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim ordered the government to suspend OC Nazim Uddin on charge of assaulting the AC land.
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