SC finds Dupchanchia city mayor’s suspension illegal

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the HC order that held Bagura’s Dupchanchia City Corporation mayor Jahangir Alam’s suspension illegal.

The five-member bench by chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order rejecting the petition filed by the state against the order.

The order removes the bar on Jahangir taking up the responsibilities as mayor, said Ruhul Kuddus Kajol, lawyer of the mayor.

Attorney general AM Amin Uddin and additional attorney general Mehedi Hasan Chowdhury appeared for the state during the hearing.

On 27 October 2020, the local government ministry through a notification announced suspension of the mayor.

According to the notification, he was temporarily suspended as the court has received charge sheet against the mayor in several cases filed at the Dupchanchia police station.

Jahnagir took his suspension case to the High Court which declared it illegal.