Dhaka: The High Court on Sunday turned down a writ petition seeking the court’s directive to scrap the much-talked-about sections 57 and 86 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.

An HC bench comprising Kazi Reza-ul Haque and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman passed the order after a hearing on the petition terming it ‘immature’.

Earlier on Wednesday, Supreme Court lawyer Yunus Ali Akand issued a legal notice on the government demanding that sections 57 and 86 of the ICT (Amendment) Act 2013 be repealed.

Yunus sent the legal notice to the Cabinet Secretary, the Law Secretary, the Information Secretary and the ICT Secretary and asked them to repeal the controversial section within 24 hours. Later, he filed the writ petition.

During the hearing, state counsel deputy attorney general Taposh Kumer Biswas told the court that the government is taking steps over the law. ‘So, in this situation, this petition is immature,’ Akand told reporters.

Meanwhile, hearing on another writ petition filed by one Zakir Hossain challenging the legality of section 57 of the ICT Act began today at the bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Md Ijarul Haq Akand. The court will also hear the petition on Monday.

Meanwhile, a new writ petition was filed by 11 teachers and writers on Sunday seeking annulment of the section 57.

Hearing on the petition is likely to be held at the bench of Justice Md Mainul Islam and Justice Md Ashraful Kamal on Monday, said petitioners’ lawyer Barrister Jotirmoy Barua.