The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Jamaat-e-Isami two months to prepare a summary of their appeal against a High Court verdict that scrapped its registration.

The court said if Jamaat-e-Islami did not submit the summary within two months, the appeal would be defaulted (dismissed).

A three-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order.

Senior lawyer Tanya Amir stood for the writ petitioner, while lawyer Joynal Abedin Tuhin represented Jamaat-e-Islami.

Following a writ petition, the HC on August 1, 2013, declared illegal Jamaat's registration with the EC. The commission that same year suspended the registration.

The EC scrapped the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami on October 28, 2018, making it clear that the party will not be able to contest the upcoming national election.

BDST: 1402 HRS, JAN 31, 2023
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