HC rejects writ petition against holding office by AG

MNA National Desk: The High Court has rejected a writ petition challenging legality of Mahbubey Alam’s holding of the office of attorney general, the state’s highest law officer.

The HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman passed the order.

Supreme Court (SC) lawyer Eunus Ali Akond filed the petition claiming that a person cannot hold the attorney general’s post after completion of his or her 67 years of age.

Earlier 16 January, the HC fixed January 23 for passing its order on the writ petition. On 20 November last, a judge of another HC bench felt embarrassed to hear the same petition.

He said in the petition that the president appointed Attorney General Mahbubey Alam under Article 64 (1) of the constitution. As per that Article, the president shall appoint a person as AG who is qualified to be a SC judge, and the age limit of SC judge is 67 years.