The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday deferred to Thursday the hearing on the appeal petitions filed challenging the High Court order that stayed Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election for three months.
The four-member bench of the appellate division led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain took the decision following the request of the Election Commission as it will file another appeal petition challenging stay order on GCC election.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Election Commission decided to appeal with the Appellate Division challenging the High Court order at a meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda at Nirbhachan Bhaban in the city.
Awami League mayoral candidate Zahangir Alam filed a petition with the Appellate Division bench of the Supreme Court challenging the High Court order staying the GCC election for three months on Tuesday.
Earlier on Monday, BNP mayoral candidate Hasan Uddin Sarkar filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court challenging the High Court order.
On May 6, the HC stayed the Gazipur City Corporation election, which was scheduled to be held on May 15, for three months.
It also issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the inclusion of six moujas of Dhaka district into GCC should not be declared illegal.