The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The Supreme Court on Sunday reversed for a week a High Court order clearing way for trial proceedings of the Bijoy TV scam case against detained Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury.

Chamber court of Justice M A Matin, following a government petition, passed the order and asked the government to file a regular leave to appeal against the High Court order by the time.

On Jan 17, the High Court, upon a petition, stayed further proceedings of the Bijoy TV scam case against the CCC Mayor and issued a rule upon the deputy commissioner of Chittagong to explain why the case should not be quashed.

The case is now pending with the Chittagong Divisional Special Judge' s Court.

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Bijoy TV went on air on December 16, 2006. Later, the government stopped its operation after smelling rat in it.

On May 27 last year, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case. Later on November 22, the ACC submitted chargesheet against Mayor Mohiuddin, CCC chief engineer Mokhter Alam and CEO Imtiaz Hossain for launching the private channel without prior permission of the government.