Staff Reporter:
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court judgment that de-clared Jamaat-e Islami’s registration as a political party, illegal.
A six-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan yesterday passed the order as ‘dismissal for default’, as the defendants’ principal lawyer AJ Mohammad Ali and Ad-vocate-On-Record Zainul Abedin didn’t appear before the court yesterday and still pleaded for time.
Due to the order, the judgment given by the High Court declaring the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party, illegal will remain effective.
However, the apex court did not pass any order on the contempt of court petition against the Ja-maat leaders and the petition seeking ban on the party’s political program. According to the court, as the appeal was dismissed there is no need to apply for injunction.
The High Court after holding hearing on a writ petition filed by 25 people including then secretary general of Bangladesh Tariqat Federation, Rezaul Haque Chandpuri, declared the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party illegal on August 1, 2013.
Jamaat appealed against the judgment as the full text of the High Court judgment was released on November 2, 2013.
