The High Court (HC) today vacated its earlier order directing the government to suspend withdrawal of troops from Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).The court however expected that the government would not pass any order regarding withdrawal of troops from the CHT region until further order.
The court adjourned until 10:30am tomorrow the hearing of two supplementary petitions filed by a pro-Jamaat-e-Islami lawyer and a Bangalee resident of CHT seeking an injunction against withdrawal of army camps by the government.
On August 16, the HC directed the government to suspend the ongoing withdrawal of troops from the CHT until today.
During the hearing of the applications the HC bench of Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, wanted to extend its August 16 order.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told the court that if the court passes such order the government cannot do administrative functions.
He also said they do not expect such order from the HC.
Then the court recalled its order with expectation that the government would not take any initiative for withdrawal of army troops from CHT until the further hearing on the applications.
After the delivery of the order Barrister Abdur Razzaq, a counsel for a petitioner told the newsmen that the government could not withdraw army troops from the CHT following the HC order.
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