Aminul Haque, a candidate from the Dhaka-16 constituency, has filed an application with the High Court challenging the results of the 13th national parliamentary election.
A single High Court bench led by Justice Md Zakir Hossain is likely to hear the application on Sunday.
Earlier, more than 15 candidates filed petitions with the High Court contesting the election results in different constituencies. The court accepted the petitions for hearing and ordered the preservation of relevant materials, including ballot papers, from those constituencies.
Under Section 49 of the Representation of the People Order, 1972, an Election Tribunal has been formed within the High Court to hear petitions related to alleged electoral irregularities.
The tribunal, headed by Justice Md Zakir Hossain, is currently hearing such petitions.
According to the cause list of the High Court Division, the bench has been assigned to hear “election” petitions under the Representation of the People Order, 1972, as amended by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001. The bench will also receive and hear applications and related matters transferred under the same jurisdiction.
