The Supreme Court yesterday stayed a High Court order that had halted polls to Ranishankoil municipality in Thakurgaon and Gafargaon municipality in Mymensingh.
Following the court order, there will be no legal bar to hold polls to these municipalities slated for December 30, said Deputy Attorney General Ekramul Haque Tutul.
On December 22, a High Court bench stayed the election to Gafargaon municipality in Mymensingh for three months following a writ petition filed by M Ali, a resident of Gafargaon union, for staying the polls over boundary dispute.
The bench of the High Court consisting of Justice Jinat Ara and Justice AKM Shahidul Islam postponed the election on December 9, for six months after hearing a writ petition filed by a councillor candidate Md Shariful Islam, said the sources.
Then, the court also issued rule on the secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, chief election commissioner, deputy commissioner of Thakurgaon and others to show cause within two weeks why the election schedule without area demarcation should not be declared illegal.
Supreme Court Chamber Judge Justice Mohammad Iman Ali yesterday afternoon passed the order after hearing the two petitions.
The Election Commission will hold the polls to 236 municipalities on December 30.
Apart from the two municipalities, Election Commission has postponed elections scheduled for next six months in Mongla port municipality due to a petition in High Court (HC).
Then, the election commission said the upcoming election had been postponed as the High Court had ruled out a petition.
On September 23, Mayor of Mongla Julfikar Ali asked residents of Baon and Batarbad area to pay tax within December 30, after they were listed as voters, said Ruhul Amin.
Later, Abul Kalam, including three other residents of the town, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the mayor.