The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami till January 21, challenging the judgment of the High Court that declared the registration of the party illegal.
A four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order after hearing in part of the civil petition filed by the party.
Ehsan A Siddiq and Mohammad Shishir Manir moved the plea before the court for Jamaat for the second day.
The Appellate Division started its hearing on the plea on December 3, 2024.聽
Jamaat鈥檚 counsels in their arguments said that the writ, which initiated the whole process to cancel Jamaat鈥檚 registration, was politically motivated.
The apex court on October 22, 2024, restored Jamaat-e-Islami鈥檚 appeal against the High Court verdict, paving way for the party to take part in the hearing on an appeal against the 2013 judgment that had declared its registration as a political party, illegal.
The High Court on August 1, 2013, declared illegal Jamaat鈥檚 registration as a political party. A three-member greater bench of the High Court, comprising justices M Moazzem Hossain, M Enayetur Rahim and Kazi Reza-ul-Huq, delivered the judgment on majority.
The judgment said that the registration given to Jamaat by the election commission was beyond lawful authority.
