Jamaat’s registration appeal hearing adjourned until tomorrow

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today adjourned until tomorrow the hearing on Jamaat-e-Islami's appeal against a High Court verdict that scrapped its registration with the Election Commission as a political party.

A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the adjournment order after concluding today's hearing.

Barrister Ehsan A Siddiq, accompanied by Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir, appeared for Jamaat during the hearing.

On May 7, the apex court bench fixed today for resuming hearing of the appeal following a prayer from Jamaat's lawyer Shishir Manir.

The HC on August 1, 2013, scrapped Jamaat's registration with the EC as a political party following a writ petition.

Maulana Syed Rezaul Haque Chandpuri, secretary general of the Bangladesh Tariqat Federation, along with 24 others, filed the petition on January 25, 2009, seeking its order declaring Jamaat's registration illegal.

The EC scrapped Jamaat's registration in October 2018, ahead of the 11th national election.

Jamaat then filed the appeal with the Appellate Division challenging the HC judgment.

The Appellate Division started hearing the appeal on December 3 last year.