2024-08-20 07:21:28
Court orders to register
Published: 20:58, 19 August 2024
The High Court on Monday (August 19) gave the final verdict on the party’s writ case against the Election Commission for not registering the AB Party unfairly despite fulfilling all the conditions. The verdict directed the Election Commission to register the AB Party. The verdict was announced on Monday in the joint bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Kazi Zeenat Haque of the High Court.
Two judges gave this judgment in court number 8 of the main building of the Supreme Court. The judgment termed as regrettable the non-registration of the AB Party despite fulfilling all the conditions and standing first in each level of selection by the Election Commission.
It is to be noted that in accordance with Article 90 b(1)(a)(e) of the Representation of the People Order 1972 and Rule 6 sub-rule (j)(e) of the Political Parties Registration Rules, 2008, the application was made to the Election Commission on 17 October 2022 for the registration of AB Party. by doing Out of the 93 political parties that applied, 12 in the first phase and 4 after further scrutiny were finally nominated by the EC. 10 percent of those 4 groups were re-surveyed in the district-upazila. At every level of scrutiny, AB Party was at the top in terms of eligibility as per law and regulations. But, in the end, the EC made these checks frivolous and childish and registered the prescribed two Bhuifor groups with the resort of farce.
After that, there was a storm of protest and condemnation in this regard. The writ petition was filed on behalf of the AB party on 31 August 2023. The High Court Division of the Supreme Court issued a ruling on the same day seeking to know why the AB Party should not be ordered to register as a political party despite fulfilling all the conditions. At the same time, why not registering the AB Party as a political party will not be illegal, the rule also asked. Justice KM Kamrul Quader and Justice Md. Shaukat Ali Chowdhury’s High Court bench issued the rule.
After a long year of various legal processes and arguments, the final hearing of the case was held on August 15. After the hearing, the final judgment of the case was given today. After the announcement of the verdict, the lawyers of the case and the leaders of the AB party held an immediate press briefing in the court premises.
In the briefing, the chief lawyer of the case, Advocate Tajul Islam, said that the just judgment of the AB party has been established in the judgment given by the court today. Apart from this, it has become clear today that the Election Commission has acted stubbornly and against justice. In an immediate response, AB Party member secretary Mojibur Rahman Manju told the mediapersons present that the Election Commission had deprived us of registration by obstructing the post. People will judge the injustice done by the bigoted election commission to AB party.
A large number of leaders and activists were present in the court premises during the judgment of the case, later they came to the party office in a greeting procession.
Naeemuddin/NH