Dhaka, July 26 -- A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of the verdict delivered by the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) fining Tk 0.2 million to ticketing platform shohoz.com after hearing a charge of negligence in the process of selling tickets brought by a Dhaka University student.

It also sought direction from the High Court to stay fine, said Barrister Tanjib ul Alam who filed the writ petition on behalf of shohoz.com on Monday.

The petition, mentioned in the High Court bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir, may come to the cause list of the bench on Wednesday for hearing, said the lawyer.

Mohiuddin Rony, a fourth-year student of the Theatre and ...