Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division has ordered independent candidate of Dhaka-4 constituency Awlad Hossain to take oath suspending the High Court’s previous verdict.

Appellate Division Chamber Justice M Inayetur Rahim passed the order on Wednesday.

The court order also said that the petitioner Sanjida Khanom has the option to file an election petition in the High Court if she desires to do so.

Senior lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan represented Awlad Hossain in court while Barrister Khan Mohammad Shamim Aziz appeared on behalf of the Election Commission.

On the other hane, senior lawyers ABM Altaf Hossain, Motahar Hossain Saju and lawyer Shah Manjurul Haque represented Sanjida Khanum in the court.

Earlier, the High Court issued a stay order on the gazette notification on results of the national elections for the Dhaka-4 constituency.

The HC bench of Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman and Justice Md Bashir Ullah passed the order on Tuesday after hearing a writ petition by Awami League nominee Sanjida Khanam, who lost to Awlad Hossain. She sought re-elections in 18 of the polling centres for this seat.