The High Court Tuesday issued a rule upon the government to explain within two days why Ghulam Rahman’s job as Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman after expiry of his tenure on May 1 should not be declared ‘illegal’.An HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Justice Khurshid Alam Sarker also asked why his salaries and allowances by this time shouldn’t be ordered to return to the government exchequer.
The court fixed June 13 for next hearing.
On Sunday Advocate Mirza Al Mahmood, a Supreme Court lawyer, filed the petition seeking HC directives in this regard as ACC chief hadn’t replied to the legal notice.
On June 5, the lawyer sent a legal notice asking the ACC chairman to quit from his post within two days as his tenure expired.
Later, Mahmood at a press briefing said that after appointing the ACC chairman the cabinet secretary published a gazette notification on April 30, which was effective from May 2 in 2009.
As per the section 6(3) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, the chairman of the ACC will hold his office for four-year from the date of his appointment.
Mahmood said, according to the section 6(3) of the ACC Act 2004, the tenure of the chairman in any circumstances can not be extended after expiry of four years from the date of his appointment. (Source: Banglanews24.com)
