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EC asked to explain ban on teachers
The High Court has issued a rule on the Election Commission seeking explanation about its ban on government-approved school-college teachers from participating in UP polls.
Published : 4 May 2011, 07:51 AM
Updated : 4 May 2011, 07:51 AM
Dhaka, May 4 (bdnews24.com) -- The High Court has issued a rule on the Election Commission seeking explanation about its ban on government-approved school-college teachers from participating in UP polls.
A bench comprising justices Mirza Hussain Haider and Mohammad Nuruzzaman passed the order in response to a petition filed by four teachers.
The EC, the chief election commissioner, the election commission secretary, the local government and rural development (LGRD) secretary and seven other officials have been asked to respond to the order within four weeks.
The court also asked the EC to allow the petitioners -- Mohammad Alamgir Kabir, Hamidul Haque, Mokhlesur Rahman and Altaf Hossain -- to contest the UP polls.
The four teachers from Jamalpur and Kurigram districts filed the writ on Tuesday.
Mohammad Badruddoza Badal stood for the petitioners during the hearing while Shahdin Malik for the EC and attorney general Mahbubey Alam for the state.
Badruddoza Badal told reporters that the EC in a circular on Mar 2 said teachers of the educational institutions which are under monthly pay order (MPO) could take part in the elections.
Meanwhile, over 100 teachers have been elected in the UP polls held from Mar 29 to Apr 4.
"So, the EC now cannot impose a new bar since the elections are being held in line with the same sequence."
On Monday, 50 UP polls candidates of 15 districts, including UP chairman candidate from Ekduaria union council of Monohardi Upazila in Narsingdi and assistant teacher of Ekduaria High School Baset Molla Bhutto, filed another writ seeking the High Court directives over the EC ban.
The chief election commissioner, the education secretary, the law affairs secretary, the establishment secretary and the local government secretary were made respondents to the writ.
The EC on Apr 21 decided that those working in government-approved schools and colleges would not be able to contest the UP polls as Section 30 (1) of 'The Intermediate and Secondary Education Ordinance of 1961' is still in force.
As per the election schedules, the second phase UP polls in 3813 unions of 413 upazilas, (including three upazilas partially) in 57 districts (including five districts partially) will be held in 36 days.
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