The Chamber judge of the Supreme Court has fixed July 25 for hearing the appeal against the dismissal of the writ challenging the validity of the oath of 290 MPs of the 11th National Parliament.
The full bench of the Appellate Division will hear the case on that day.
Chamber judge Justice M Enayetur Rahim fixed the date on Monday.
Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon stood for the application in the court while Attorney General AM Amin Uddin represented the state.
On January 8, 2019, a writ was filed that challenged the legality of taking the oath of elected members of the 11th National Parliament without dissolving the 10th National Parliament as per the constitution.
A legal notice was served on the speaker of the national parliament, the chief election commissioner and the cabinet secretary.
Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Secretary General of Supreme Court Lawyers Association and Joint Secretary General of BNP, sent the notice on behalf of Supreme Court lawyer Md Taherul Islam Towhid.
On February 18, 2019, the High Court (HC) rejected that writ petition that challenged the legality of oath taking by lawmakers elected in the December 30, 2018 general election.
A bench of the High Court Division of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order saying that there was nothing illegal in oath taken by the MPs saying that there is nothing illegal in taking oath taken by the lawmakers as they took charge of their offices on January 30.
Earlier, another HC bench of Justice Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Md Ashraful Kamal dismissed the petition on January 17 saying that the matter was 'not placed before it for hearing'.
Later, lawyers supported by BNP filed an appeal against this order with the Chamber Judge court.
