The High Court (HC) yesterday stayed for a month the operation of the notice issued by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) asking Hasina Ahmed, a BNP lawmaker, to submit her wealth statement to ACC.
Upon a writ petition filed by Hasina, an HC bench of Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana and Justice Md Rezaul Haque also issued a rule upon the ACC to explain within four weeks why the notice should not be declared illegal.
The ACC, on March 17, served the notice to Hasina, wife of former BNP state minister for communications Salahuddin Ahmed, for submitting a statement on her wealth within a week to the ACC.
Hasina, lawmaker from Cox's Bazar-1 constituency, yesterday filed a writ petition with the HC challenging the legality of the notice.
She stated in the petition that earlier her husband Salahuddin submitted statements on the properties of all of family members, including Salahuddin and Hasina to the ACC.
The ACC filed a case against Salahuddin and Hasina in connection of the wealth statement. In this case Salahuddin was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment and Hasina got released, the petitioner said, adding that the ACC cannot issue a notice further to her (Hasina).
Barrister Rafique-Ul Huq appeared for the petitioner, while Advocate Khursiduzzaman Khan for ACC.