The High Court has rejected a writ petition seeking to declare the parliamentary seat of Abdul Hannan Masud, elected from Noakhali-6, vacant over allegations of irregularities in his election affidavit.
A bench of Justice Shikder Mahmudur Razi and Justice Fatema Anowar passed the order on Monday, dismissing the petition as not pressed.
Deputy Attorney General Nur Muhammad Azmi confirmed the development.
Lawyer ABM Ibrahim Khalil, who represented the petitioner, said the writ might be placed before another High Court bench.
The petition was filed in August by Nazmul Hossain, a resident of Hatiya in Noakhali, alleging that Hannan Masud had submitted an affidavit containing irregularities.
According to the petitioner’s lawyer, Hannan Masud had admitted signing and submitting the affidavit without being aware of its contents.
The lawyer alleged that the act constituted forgery and sought a court directive asking why Hannan Masud’s parliamentary seat should not be declared vacant.
Nazmul Hossain is the son of Mosharraf Hossain of Uttar Bejugulia in the Tamruddin area of Hatiya.
In the 13th parliamentary election held on 12 February, Abdul Hannan Masud, a candidate of the National Citizen Party (NCP), won the Noakhali-6 constituency with 91,899 votes under the Shapla Koli symbol.
His nearest rival, BNP candidate Mohammad Mahbuber Rahman, secured 64,021 votes under the Sheaf of Paddy symbol.
