Akand filed the writ petition on Thursday (13 August) and represented himself during the hearing.
Supreme Court. Photo: Collected
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Supreme Court. Photo: Collected
Lawyer Md Yunus Ali Akand has moved the Appellate Division against the High Court’s dismissal of his writ petition challenging the validity of Article 70 of the Constitution and seeking a stay on the presidential election schedule.
Akand confirmed the matter today (19 August).
Earlier yesterday (18 August), a High Court bench comprising Justice Khizir Ahmed Chowdhury and Justice AFM Saiful Karim dismissed the writ petition.
Akand filed the writ petition on Thursday (13 August) and represented himself during the hearing.
Article 70 of the Constitution provides that if a person elected to Parliament as a candidate nominated by a political party resigns from that party or votes against it in Parliament, their parliamentary seat becomes vacant.
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