The High Court yesterday summoned ATM Azharul Islam, acting secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami, to appear before it on August 8 to explain his remark "undermining" the Supreme Court.
The HC order came after Prof Wahiduzzaman Chan, a teacher of Dhaka University, yesterday filed a writ petition seeking directives on the government to take legal action against Azharul.
According to the petition, the Jamaat leader on July 19 at a press conference at his party office said the government scrapped the caretaker government system by exploiting the Supreme Court.
The petitioner also brought contempt of court charges against Azharul.
The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore ordered government officials concerned to take action against the Jamaat leader within two weeks and submit a report on the compliance of the order in 10 days.
The home secretary, inspector general of police, commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and Supreme Court registrar have been made respondents to the rule, petitioner's counsel Manzill Murshid told The Daily Star.
He said the bench also issued a rule upon Azharul to explain within two weeks why he should not be punished for contempt of court.
Deputy Attorney General ABM Altaf Hossain represented the government.
Source : The Daily Star
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