The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin for failing to comply with a court order.

The rule was issued by a High Court bench comprising Justice Fahmida Kader and Justice Md Asif Hassan. The court asked the CEC to respond within four weeks.

Advocate Yunus Ali Akand represented the petitioner during the hearing.

According to the lawyer, on August 27 last year the High Court had directed the Chief Election Commissioner to dispose of an application related to the registration of a political party named Krishak Sramik Janata Party.

As the order was not implemented, a contempt of court petition was filed against the Chief Election Commissioner, he added.