The High Court has rejected the writ petition filed challenging legality of oath taking by the lawmakers elected in the December 30 general election last year.
The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil on Monday passed the order.
The court said that there is nothing illegal in taking oath taken by the lawmakers as they took charges of their offices on January 30.
Earlier on February 6, the court concluded hearing on the petition and fixed today (February 18) for passing an order.
On that day, Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon, the petitioner’s lawyer, said the taking of oath by MPs went against the constitution as they were sworn in before the expiry of the 10th parliament.
Lawyer Tawhidul Islam filed a writ petition on January 14 challenging the legality of the swearing in. But the court rejected the petition on January 17 saying it was not moved properly.
Later, he moved the HC again. At that time, Khokon said they had filed a ‘writ of co-warrant’ that also sought a rule seeking explanation as to how the MPs of 11th parliament are holding on to their posts as they did not take oath as ‘per the Constitution’.