HC petition says Mahbubey Alam too old to be AG

The High Court yesterday set February 23 to hear on a writ petition that challenged the legality of Advocate Mahbubey Alam holding the Office of the Attorney General.

SC lawyer Eunus Ali Akond filed it last month.

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The bench of Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir set the date after Eunus placed the matter before the bench.

As per the petition, Mahbubey Alam was appointed Attorney General under Article 64 (1) of the Constitution, which says the appointee has to be qualified to be an SC judge. The age limit of an SC judge is 67 years and thus Mahbubey Alam cannot hold the office any more, since he has turned 71 this year, the petition said.