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| Khaleda loses house |
| 2010-11-30 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed three petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaled Zia in connection with her previous residence in Dhaka Cantonment. One of those was a leave-to-appeal petition challenging the High Court verdict that had declared valid the government notice asking Khaleda to leave the disputed house. The second petition sought a stay order on the HC judgment. The third sought permission for Khaleda to return to the disputed house while also seeking a status quo on the residence. The apex court's decision came after an unprecedented chaos that played out in the courtroom for half an hour. It stemmed from insistence by Khaleda's lawyers to hold a hearing on a contempt petition, ignoring the court's requests to follow the cause list chronologically. The BNP chief's lawyers pressed for adjourning the hearing on the leave to appeal prayer and insisted on the petition, filed by Khaleda, which accused the government of being contemptuous of court in dealing with the disputed house. Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque who led a three-member full bench of the apex court presided over the session. Amid a tensed environment, some pro-BNP lawyers were behaving in an unruly manner. When the court asked a lawyer (who was shouting) to come close to the bench, a senior pro-BNP lawyer asked all to be quiet. Other senior lawyers remained silent. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 is this the Ed Asner-looking one or the other battle ax? I get them two confused. Regardless, getchyerass outta the house! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-11-30 18:44 |