The hearing for a writ challenging the win of Grand Alliance MP-elect for Dhaka-8 Rashed Khan Menon will take place on Thursday (Jan 3).
The High Court (HC) plea filed on Tuesday (Dec 2), seeks a stay order on the publication of his gazette notification and oath-taking.
The HC bench of Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed and Justice Iqbal Kabir gave the orders on Wednesday (Dec 2).
Advocate Yunus Ali Akond who, contested the Dhaka-8 seat on Jatiya Party ticket and moved for the petition told Bangla Tribune that the court fixed the date after the writ was presented in court on Wednesday.
The petition sought a HC directive upon the Election Commission (EC) to cancel the result of the constituency citing irregularities.
In the petition, Akond also moved the HC to order the EC not to include Menon’s name in the gazette notification.
Speaking to media, Akond said “Voters couldn’t cast their ballots as Menon’s agents stuffed the ballots.
“I complained to the EC but they took no steps, which violates Article 66 of the Constitution,” he said.
Akond said, “Besides, Memon held an ‘office of profit’ when contesting the polls, which violates Section 20 of the Representation of People Order (RPO).
“He (Menon) also used AL President Hasina’s images on his campaign posters violating the 2008 electoral code of conducts,” Akond said.