The High Court has issued a rule questioning why the government’s gazette, which removed Algi and Hamirdi unions from Faridpur-4 and added them to Faridpur-2, should not be declared illegal.

The order came after two nomination hopefuls filed a writ petition. Lawyer Humayun Kabir Pallab, representing the petitioners, said the respondents must reply within 10 days.

The court also asked why Article 125(a) of the Constitution and Section 7 of the Election Act should not be declared contradictory, and why the gazette itself should not be struck down. Earlier, the Election Commission was served a legal notice seeking cancellation of the gazette.