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| Khaleda contests 'eviction' |
| 2010-11-24 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday filed two petitions with the Appellate Division of Supreme Court, bringing a contempt of court charge against the government over her recent "eviction" from her prior residence in Dhaka Cantonment, and seeking permission to return to the disputed house. She also sought a status quo on the house so the government could not change or alter the nature and character of the premises till hearing of her leave to appeal petition pending with the same court. After a brief hearing, Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice SK Sinha yesterday sent the petitions to the full bench for hearings on November 29. With the latest two, the BNP chief now has four petitions with the Appellate Division in connection with the disputed Shaheed Mainul Road residence, all of which will be heard by the full bench on November 29, as the previously filed two petitions had already been scheduled to be heard on that day. One of the prior two petitions is for a leave to appeal against a High Court Division verdict which on October 13 upheld the government notice asking her to vacate the cantonment house. The same verdict also allowed Khaleda 30 days to vacate the house. The other prior petition seeks a stay order on that HC verdict. |
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