Graft Case Against Moudud
Dispose of rule by Oct 7
SC asks HC
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday directed the High Court (HC) to hear and dispose of by October 7 a rule issued on the legality of proceedings of a corruption case filed against former BNP law minister Moudud Ahmed.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case with Gulshan Police Station on September 16, 2007, saying that Moudud amassed wealth worth more than Tk 7.38 crore through illegal means and concealed information about wealth worth more than Tk 4.4 crore from the commission.
Following a petition submitted by Moudud, the HC on January 29 this year stayed the proceedings of the case and issued a rule upon the ACC and government to explain why the proceedings of the case should not be quashed.
Later, the ACC in February filed a leave to appeal petition with the SC against the HC order.
A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division of SC, headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain, yesterday ordered for disposal of the HC rule after hearing the ACC's petition.
An HC bench led by Justice Musa Khaled will hear and dispose of the rule, according to the SC order.
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