The Excessive Court docket is command to bring the final verdict the next day (17 December) on a writ petition no longer easy the legality of the 15th modification to the constitution, which abolished the caretaker authorities machine.
Earlier on 5 December, the bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury command the date after concluding hearings on the petition.
On 19 August, the Excessive Court docket requested the authorities to existing why abolishing the caretaker machine should always no longer be declared unlawful, after hearing the petition filed by Badiul Alam Majumdar, secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN), and 4 others.
Later, extensive hearings had been held over several dates collectively with 30 October, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 20, 25, 27 and 28 November, and 1 December.
Additionally, on 29 October, the same Excessive Court docket bench issued a separate rule following a writ filed by freedom fighter Mofazzal Hossain of Naogaon’s Raninagar, no longer easy the validity of 17 provisions of the 15th modification.
This rule questioned why these provisions should always no longer be declared inconsistent with the constitution. The Excessive Court docket additionally heard arguments on this rule the day prior to this (4 December).
The 15th modification to the constitution used to be launched all around the Awami League authorities, with the invoice passed on 30 June, 2011, and a gazette published on 3 July, 2011.
The modification abolished the caretaker authorities machine and elevated the alternative of reserved seats for ladies individuals in parliament from forty five to 50.
It additionally criminalised the unconstitutional seizure of command energy as treason, punishable by the utmost penalty, constitutionally recognise Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the Father of the Nation, restored secularism and non secular freedom, and reintroduced nationalism, socialism, democracy, and secularism as command principles.
Additionally, it changed the election timeline, requiring elections to be held all the intention in which thru the 90 days earlier the tip of parliament’s term, in desire to within 90 days after the term’s expiry.
