Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Muhammad Nurul Amin has filed an appeal seeking suspension of the High Court verdict that declared the Election Commission’s cancellation of BNP candidate Sarwar Alamgir’s nomination for the Chattogram-2 (Fatikchhari) constituency invalid. The appeal was submitted to the Appellate Division on Monday, requesting that Sarwar be barred from attending parliamentary sessions until the appeal is resolved. Chamber Justice Farah Mahbub scheduled the hearing for July 19.

Earlier, on July 9, a High Court bench of Justice Fahmida Kader and Justice Md Asif Hasan ruled Sarwar’s nomination valid, after which he took oath the same day. Nurul Amin’s lawyer questioned the legality of the oath-taking without a signed copy of the verdict. The dispute stems from the Election Commission’s January 18 decision to cancel Sarwar’s candidacy over alleged loan default, which the High Court later stayed, allowing him to contest the February 12 election.

The Appellate Division had previously directed the High Court to resolve the related rule within two weeks, maintaining earlier orders until its disposal. Sarwar won the election, but the result remains unpublished pending final judicial resolution.