Aman Azmi's petition rejected

Dhaka, June 19 (bdnews24.com) ? The High Court has rejected a writ petition of Abdullahil Aman Azmi challenging his discharge from the army.

A bench of justice Jahangir Hossain rejected the petition of Azmi, son of former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam on Sunday.

Attorney general Mahbubey Alam told reporters after the hearing that the writ would go to the chief justice who would then send the petition to a third bench.

The first bench to hear the petition was the bench of justices Miftah Uddin Chowdhury and Jahangir Hossain.

The attorney general stood for the state in the hearing while barrister Abdur Razzaque spoke for the petitioner.

Mahbubey Alam argued at the hearing that according to article 45 of the constitution, members of the armed forces were denied certain fundamental rights.

"Therefore, they cannot petition the High Court and file civil cases," he concluded.

Abdur Razzaque told reporters after the hearing that a single-judge bench could not hear such a case.

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