The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday fixed August 31 for holding hearing on a plea for banning political activities of Jamaat-e-Islami, whose registration as political party has already been declared illegal.
A four-member apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique
set the date on Thursday. The court is also likely to hear plea for bringing contempt of court proceedings against Jamaat leaders on that day.
"The two matters were on today's cause list. As the matters came for hearing
today, the appellate division passed 'not today' order. The matters will be
heard on August 31," said Barrister Tania Amir, who is moving the pleas
before the court.
Secretary General of Bangladesh Tariqat Federation Rezaul Haque Chandpuri and
couple of others filed the writ and it was produced before the Appellate
Division chamber judge court for the hearing on June 26. The chamber judge
court, however, sent the matter to Appellate Division full bench for further
hearing.
The High Court on August 1, 2013, declared the registration of Jamaat-e-
Islami as a political party, illegal. Appellate Division Chamber Judge Court
on August 5, 2013, scrapped a petition of Jamaat, pleading to stay the High
Court judgment.
