Writ petition filed against takeover as acting CEC
Unb, Dhaka
A public interest litigation (PIL) writ petition challenging the legitimacy of Justice Mahfuzur Rahman as acting chief election commissioner (CEC) is likely to come up for hearing after the High Court reopens on January 10.Mahbub Minhaj, a businessman, filed the petition during the current vacation of the court. Election Commissioner Justice Mahfuz took over as acting CEC on November 23 after CEC Justice MA Aziz agreed to go on leave for three months. The petitioner submitted that there is no provision of acting CEC in the constitution. He also sought for appointment of a new CEC and declaration of Justice Mahfuz's actions relating to election process as illegal.
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