The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing on a petition filed over the process of holding election to the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) till March 30.
A three-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice SK Sinha, deferred the hearing on Monday as there was a mistake in the paperbook, reports UNB.
The bench also upheld the Chamber Judge's rule which said that the process of holding election to FBCCI can continue until the next hearing, said M Badruddoza Badal, lawyer of Aminul Haque Shamim, president of Mymensingh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).
On March 23 last, the Chamber Judge issued the rule after a hearing on the petition filed by the FBCCI against a High Court order staying the process of holding the election for two months.
The Chamber Judge also sent the petition to a regular bench of the Appellate Division and fixed March 27 for the hearing.
The election is scheduled to be held on May 14. The FBCCI announced the schedule on February 14.
On March 22, the High Court stayed for two months the election after a hearing on a writ petition filed on February 6 by MCCI leader Shamim, seeking a stay on the process allowing the MCCI to get enlisted in the FBBCI voter list.
In his petition, Shamim alleged that there are anomalies in the voter list as his name was not in it.
Mymensingh was a made a division in 2015 and the local chamber of commerce and industry pleaded to the FBCCI in 2016 for its inclusion, but the process has not forwarded over the last one year.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
