The High Court ruled that the exemption given in section 9 of the Quick Rental (Special Provisions) Act, 2010 was invalid.

Besides, the single decision of the minister in section 6 (2) regarding procurement was not valid, said the High Court. The High Court bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury gave the verdict on Thursday (November 14).

After hearing the ruling, the High Court set the day of judgment on Thursday, November 7, seeking to know why the exemption in section 9 of Quick Rental (Special Provisions) Act, 2010 should not be declared illegal and unconstitutional. The High Court bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury fixed the day. Dr. heard the writ on behalf of the court. Shahdeen Malik and Barrister Cynthia Farid.

Earlier, on September 2, the High Court issued a ruling seeking to know why the exemption in Section 9 of Quick Rental (Special Provisions) Act, 2010 should not be declared illegal and unconstitutional. Two lawyers of the Supreme Court filed a writ in the High Court challenging the validity of Article 6 (2) regarding exemption from liability in quick rental and purchase.

In the writ, the secretary of the legislative drafting department of the law ministry, the secretary of the finance department, the secretary of power, energy and mineral resources, the chairman of Petrobangla and the chairman of the power development board have been made defendants. A rule is sought as to why Sections 6(2) and 9 of the Act should not be declared without statutory authority.