Appellate Division dismisses petition challenging legality of 290 MPs’ oath

Staff Reporter  :
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday upheld a High Court order that rejected a writ petition which challenged the legality of oath taking by 290 Awami League alliance lawmakers, who were elected in the polls held on December 30, 2018.

A seven-member Bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order after hearing a leave to appeal petition filed against the High Court order.
The oath taking by 290 Awami League alliance lawmakers has been justified again following the SC order, said Additional Attorney General Mohammad Mehedi Hassan Chowdhury who represented the state in the court hearing.

He said the apex court dismissed the leave to appeal petition as there is no illegality in taking oath and assuming the offices by the 290 lawmakers.
Petitioner’s lawyer AM Mahbub Uddin Khokan said that a petition will be moved before the
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