The High Court has issued a contempt of court rule against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin for allegedly failing to comply with a previous court order. The rule asks why punitive action should not be taken against him. The order was issued on Sunday by a High Court bench comprising Justice Fahmida Kader and Justice Md Asif Hasan.

According to the case details, Advocate Yunus Ali Akand had applied to the CEC for registration of a political party named Krishak Sramik Janata Party. When the application was not resolved, he sought the court’s intervention. The court subsequently issued an order regarding the matter, which was reportedly not implemented, leading to the contempt proceedings.

The High Court’s rule marks a formal step in determining whether the CEC’s inaction constitutes contempt, and the court will later decide on possible punitive measures based on responses to the rule.