Dhaka: The High Court is set to deliver its judgment on 30 August on a writ petition challenging the legality of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) membership of Nizam Uddin Hazari of Feni-2 constituency.

An HC bench of Judge Emdadul Haque and Judge Iqbal Kabir fixed the date after a hearing on the petition, reports UNB.

On 17 August, the High Court deferred till 23 August the pronouncement of its verdict on a writ petition and asked the authorities concerned to submit the documents about Hazari's jail term.

In 2014, the writ petition was filed with the HC attaching a newspaper report of 10 May 2014 stating that Nizam Uddin Hazari was awarded 10 years’ imprisonment in an arms case, but he was freed from jail two years and 10 months later before the completion of the jail term.

Besides, the HC on 8 June 2014, issued a rule asking the government, the Election Commission and Nizam Uddin Hazari to explain within four weeks under what authority the lawmaker claims to hold the public office concealing information about his early release from jail in the arms case.

As two HC benches expressed their embarrassment to hear the rule, the Chief Justice had sent it to the HC bench, headed by Justice Emdadul Haque. The HC bench started the hearing on the rule on 19 January last.

On 26 May, this year, the HC asked the jail authorities to inform it the details of jail term served by the ruling party lawmaker. The jail authorities submitted its report in this connection on 19 July and according to the report, out of the 10-year jail term, he served five years, eight months and 19 days.

The total jail term, including a 625-day exemption, Nizam Uddin Hazari served stands at seven years, five months and 14 days, which means the lawmaker is yet to serve two years, six months and 16 days of jail term.