Senior Supreme Court lawyer Shishir Monir has announced that he will contest in court a writ petition seeking suspension of the effectiveness of the recent referendum results. He made the announcement on Tuesday through a verified Facebook post, stating that his team would legally challenge the petition filed to halt the implementation of the referendum outcome.

Earlier, on February 17, Supreme Court lawyer A B M Ataul Majid Touhid filed a public interest writ in the High Court challenging the legality of the February 12 referendum and seeking cancellation of the results announced on February 13. The Chief Election Commissioner, Cabinet Secretary, and Law Ministry Secretary were named as respondents in the petition. The hearing is expected to take place next week before a bench led by Justice Fatema Nazib.

The February 12 nationwide referendum saw a 60.26 percent voter turnout, with 48,074,429 voting in favor of change and 22,565,627 voting against.