The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a petition with the High Court for hearing the pending appeal filed by Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya challenging his sentence in a corruption case.
ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan filed the petition for re-hearing the plea on Sunday.
The HC bench comprising of Justice Bhabani Prasad Singha and Justice SM Mojibur Rahman accepted the appeal. The court said it will be enlisted on Monday's cause list.
On June 14, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court cancelled the High Court's acquittal of ruling party lawmaker Maya from a 13-year jail sentence in a corruption case.
On June 13 in 2007, the ACC filed the case against Maya with Sutrapur police station on the charge of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk29 lakh and concealing information about it.
A special court sentenced Maya to 13 years' imprisonment in the case on February 14, 2008.
Maya filed an appeal with the HC challenging the special court's verdict on May 25, 2009.
After hearing the appeal, an HC bench acquitted the minister of the corruption charges and cancelled his conviction.