Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court to review and reverse the ruling that revoked its registration as a political party.
Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir submitted the petition before the chamber judge of the Appellate Division seeking cancellation of the apex court order that revoked its registration as a political party.
Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Asfaqul Islam fixed October 21 for hearing on the Jamaat's petition at the regular bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
Later, Shishir Manir told media that the party moved before the Chamber Court to revive its 'dismissed for default' petition to revive its registration.
The lawyer also said that the case pending in the Appellate Division has not been resolved after full hearing and since it was declared "Dismissed for Default". Therefore Jamaat applied before the apex court for revival of the case, he added.
"If the appeal is allowed, we will get the registration back. We will get back the party symbol," Shishir added.
A total of 25 persons, including Bangladesh Tarikat Federation's Secretary General Syed Rezaul Haque Chandpuri, Zaker Party Secretary General Munshi Abdul Latif, and Sammalito Islami Oikya Jote's President Ziaul Hasan filed a writ petition challenging Jamaat's registration on January 25 in 2009.
The bench of High Court justices M Enayetur Rahim and Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque cancelled the registration of Jamaat in the verdict of the appeal on August 1 in 2013.