In hearing the ruling on the validity of the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution, the High Court said, this is a very big case. We want to give a verdict in this case, so that no one can say that justice has not been done. I will establish what is called justice through judgment. Even after 50 years, people will remember the verdict. Then they will see how the role of the state was in this case.
The High Court bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury made the comments on Thursday. At that time, Deputy Attorney General Asad Uddin told the court, "The welfare of the people of the country is the welfare of the state, the state will present the statement in the court." The court then fixed Sunday (November 10) for the next hearing.
In the court hearing, senior lawyer Dr. Sujan Badiul Alam stood for the petitioner. Sharif Bhuiyan. Senior lawyers Zainul Abedin, Badruddoza Badal, Advocate Farzana Sharmin Putul are on behalf of BNP.
Advocate Mohammad Shishir Monir, Barrister Ehsan Siddiqui are on behalf of Jamaat. Advocate Abdur Rauf and Advocate Ishrat Hasan are in favor of Insaniyat Biplab.
And the attorney general is on the state side. Asaduzzaman, Additional Attorney General Mohammad Arshadur Rauf and Deputy Attorney General Asad Uddin.
Earlier on Wednesday (November 6), the High Court said on the second day of its ruling on the validity of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution by canceling the much-discussed caretaker government, 'This case is not about any party, it is now the case of the entire people of Bangladesh.'
Senior lawyer Dr. heard on behalf of the writ in the court. Sharif Bhuiyan. In the hearing, he referred to the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution as a 'motivated amendment'. He said, 'Fifteenth amendment was originally brought for the purpose of not having fair and impartial elections in the country, so that the same government can be in power again and again.'
On June 30, 2011, the Fifteenth Amendment was passed by the National Parliament. Through this amendment, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was recognized as the Father of the Nation. Besides, the caretaker government system was abolished. The number of seats reserved for women in the National Parliament has been increased to 50 instead of the existing 45 through this amendment.