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Download PDF The Supreme Court yesterday adjourned till February 25 the hearing on the government’s leave to appeal against the High Court judgment that quashed the Tk 2.99 crore extortion case filed against former premier Sheikh Hasina.
Following a time prayer submitted by Hasina’s counsel, the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Mohammad Ruhul Amin rescheduled the hearing.
The government yesterday morning filed the leave to appeal against the High Court’s landmark judgment delivered on February 6 that also declared bringing of the case under Emergency Power Rules illegal.
Within an hour of delivery of the High Court verdict, the government filed a provisional leave petition with the Supreme Court seeking a stay order. After a hearing on February 12, the apex court did not stay the High Court judgment and asked the government to file a petition seeking permission to appeal against the High Court judgment by February 19 (yesterday).
During the hearing on the matter yesterday morning, one of Hasina’s counsels barrister Shafique Ahmed prayed to adjourn the hearing till February 24 as the senior counsel for Hasina is abroad.
Meanwhile, the state counsel Attorney General Fida M Kamal told court that he would be pre-occupied on February 24 with some personal issues. Following their submission, the court scheduled February 25 for hearing on government’s leave application.
Businessman Azam J Chowdhury filed the case last year against now detained former prime minister and her cousin Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim.
Investigation officer of the case later accused Hasina’s sister Sheikh Rehana in the charge sheet of the case.
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