Jamaat’s appeal to get back registration: Next hearing on Jan 21

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) set January 21 as the date for next hearing on a plea filed by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami to get back registration with the Election Commission as a political party.

A four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice (CJ) Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the order on Tuesday (January 14) after hearing in part of the civil petition filed by the party.

Barrister Ehsan A Siddiq and Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir moved the plea before the court for Jamaat.

The Appellate Division started its hearing on the plea on December 3, 2024.

The apex court on October 22, 2024, restored Jamaat-e-Islami’s appeal against the High Court verdict, paving way for the party to take part in the hearing on an appeal against the 2013 judgment that had declared its registration as a political party, illegal.

The High Court on August 1, 2013, declared illegal Jamaat’s registration as a political party. A three-member greater bench of the High Court comprising Justice M Moazzem Hossain, Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Kazi Reza-ul-Huq delivered the judgment on majority.