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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought to hear the explanation of the Election Commission (EC) about its position over declaring Ishraque Hossain as the mayor of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
The apex court asked the EC to place its explanation before the court today (Thursday).
The court will also hold a hearing on the same day on a leave to appeal petition seeking a stay on the election tribunal verdict and effectiveness of the EC gazette declaring BNP-nominated candidate Ishraque as the DSCC mayor.
A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the order during a hearing of the leave to appeal petition that challenged a High Court order upholding both an election tribunal verdict and EC's gazette.
On May 26 this year, Md Mamunur Rashid, who had earlier moved a writ petition before the HC against the tribunal's judgment and the EC's decision, filed the leave to appeal petition with the Appellate Division.
Earlier on May 22, the HC summarily rejected Mamunur's writ petition, which had sought a stay on the lower court judgment and the EC's decision.
The HC's rejection order cleared the way for Ishraque to be sworn in as DSCC mayor.
On March 27 this year, Dhaka's First Joint District Judge and also Election Tribunal Judge Md Nurul Islam overturned the 2020 DSCC's election result, declaring Ishraque as the winner and ordered the EC to issue a gazette within ten days.
After receiving opinion from the law ministry, the EC on April 27 issued a gazette notification declaring Ishraque as the mayor of DSCC.
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