Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- The High Court has appointed seven senior lawyers as amicus curiae to advise on a constitutional dispute over whether the President should take the oath of office from the Speaker or the Chief Justice.
A bench of Justice Sashanka Shekhar Sharma and Justice KM Zahid Sarwar set October 26 for the next hearing on a rule questioning the validity of the 15th Constitutional Amendment, which empowered the Speaker - instead of the Chief Justice - to administer the presidential oath.
The appointed amicus curiae are senior lawyer Zainul Abedin, Advocate Probir Neogi, Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Dr Shahdeen Malik, Advocate Ahsanul Karim, Barrister Mustafizur Rahman Khan, and Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua.
The petition was filed ...