Dhaka, April 20 -- A petition has been filed in the High Court challenging the legality of requiring higher authorities' permission before the arrest of suspects in cases related to the Anti-discrimination Student Movement.

It also seeks a stay on the effectiveness of the office order issued by Police Headquarters on Apr 10, alongside a rule nisi.

Supreme Court lawyer Md Jashim Uddin lodged the application with the High Court bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi on Sunday.

The petition names the home secretary, the inspector general of police (IGP), the commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), and the heads of the Detective Branch (DB), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and Special Branch (SB) a...