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The Appellate Division on Wednesday set June 1 for delivering its judgment on the appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami seeking restoration of its registration as a political party.
A four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the order after hearing the law point arguments from both sides.
Senior Advocate Ehsan Siddique and Advocate Mohammad Shishir Monir stood for the petition.
On October 22, 2024, the Appellate Division revived a previously dismissed appeal by the Jamaat-e-Islami, seeking to regain its registration as a political party.
On 1 August 2013, the High Court declared Jamaat's registration as a political party illegal following the disposal of a writ petition.
On December 7, 2018, the Election Commission issued a gazette notification cancelling Jamaat's registration.
Jamaat-e-Islami later appealed challenging the High Court verdict.
As Jamaat’s lead lawyer was absent during the appeal hearing, a six-member Appellate Division bench dismissed the appeal in November, 2023, thereby upholding the High Court's ruling that declared Jamaat-e-Islami's registration as a political party invalid.
Meanwhile, then Awami League government banned Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir on August 1, 2024. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification banning Jamaat, Islami Chhatra Shibir, and other affiliated organizations under Section 18(1) of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
On August 28, the decision to ban Jamaat-e-Islami and its affiliated organisations was revoked, through another gazette notification.