Dhaka, March 3 -- The High Court (HC) issued a rule on Monday, questioning the constitutionality of the President's power to grant pardons to convicted individuals without an established policy.
The court also sought explanation as to why a policy regarding the exercise of the President's power to pardon convicts should not be created.
The High Court bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury issued the rule following a preliminary hearing on a public interest petition.
Advocate Ishrat Hasan represented the petitioner while Deputy Attorney General Mohsin Kabir Roky appeared on behalf of the state.
Earlier, the Judiciary Reform Commission had recommended limiting the President's unilateral power to pardon convicted...