The High Court has delivered split verdicts in connection with a writ petition filed challenging the legality of article 70 of the Constitution.
The article allows the cancellation of parliament membership for crossing the floor.
After hearing the writ on Monday, senior Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury issued a rule seeking explanation as to why the article 70 should not be declared illegal and unconstitutional.
Meanwhile, junior Justice Md Ashraful Kamal dismissed the petition.
Advocate Eunus Ali Akanda, who filed the writ petition on April 12, 2017, said the petition will now be sent to the Chief Justice who will assign another bench to hear it, according to UNB.
According to the article 70, a person elected as a Member of Parliament in which one was nominated as a candidate by a political party shall vacate his seat if he/she resigns from that party, or votes in Parliament against that party, but shall not thereby be disqualified for subsequent election as a Member of Parliament.
