DHAKA, Aug 8, 2023 (BSS)- The High Court today rejected the rule issued over a petition seeking cancellation of labor law violation case against four, including Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus.

As a result, there is no obstacle to continue the case against him in the judicial court, the court said.

A High Court Division comprising Justice SM Quddus Zaman and Justice Shahed Noor Uddin passed the order today.

Lawyer of the defendant Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun told BSS that they will make a plea against this order to the Appellate Division.

On August 3, the Appellate Division assigned a new bench to hear the ruling asking it to settle down the rule hearing within two weeks.

Earlier on July 23 this year, a High Court bench issued the rule asking the state to explain why the labour court order that framed charges against Dr Yunus and three others should not be scrapped, followed by an application submitted on May 19 by the noble laureate.

On June 6, charges were framed against them four.

Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) Inspector Arifuzzaman filed the case against Dr Yunus, Grameen Telecom Managing Director Ashraful Hasan, Board Directors Nurjahan Begum and Md Shahjahan on September 9, 2021, and the court had summoned the four to appear before it by October 12, 2021.

According to the case documents, a team of the DIFE went on an inspection to the Grameen Telecom and found the violations of labour laws like not regularizing 101 staff and not establishing a welfare fund for the laborers, among others.