The High Court on Thursday declared the immunity provision in Section 9 of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act-2010 as illegal and unconstitutional.

The HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury passed the rule.

On September 2, the court issued a rule questioning the legality of the immunity provision in Section 9 of the act.

Senior lawyer Shahdeen Malik accompanied by Barrister Cynthia Farid submitted the petition challenging the validity of the immunity related to quick rental and the purchase provision in Section 6(2).

According to the section 9 of the act, no question can be raised before any court regarding the validity of any action, or any action deemed to have been done, any action taken and any order or direction given under this act.

Section 6(2) of the act reads that any planning or proposal related to the buying or investment decisions has to be approved by the energy minister and sent to the cabinet committee for approval after communicating and bargaining with one or more institutions following Section 7 of the Act.