Appellate Division upholds HC decision over candidacy of Shammi

The Appellate Division has upheld the High Court's decision on the cancellation of the candidacy of Awami League candidate Shammi Ahmed from the Barishal-4 constituency.

Appellate Division Chamber Justice M Inayetur Rahim upheld the order rejecting a plea for a stay of the High Court's order on Tuesday.

With this, she no longer has any other option to appeal for candidacy.

Earlier on Monday, the High Court dismissed the writ challenging the decision of the Election Commission to cancel the candidature of the Barishal-4 candidate on the charge of having dual citizenship.

Senior lawyer Momtaz Uddin Fakir, Advocate Shah Manjurul Haque, and Advocate Saeed Ahmed Raza heard on behalf of Shammi in the court.

On 4 December, the Election Commission (EC) cancelled the nomination of Awami League leader Shammi Ahmed for Barishal-4 (Hijla-Mehendiganj) in the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad polls over holding dual citizenship.