Plea with SC to keep unregistered SIMs active after May 31
UNB
A petition has been filed with the Supreme Court seeking its directives to stay the governments decision to block all the unregistered SIMs after May 31, reports UNB. Supreme Court lawyer Anik R Haque filed the petition yesterday. The petition is likely to come up for hearing at the Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division on Tuesday. Talking to reporters, Barrister Anik said although the High Court declared the ongoing SIM/RUIM registration through the biometric process valid, it is yet to release its full verdict. We would have moved the Appellate Division after receiving the full text of the judgment but the government declared that all the unregistered SIMs would be cut off from May 31 if the re-registration under the biometric method is not completed by this time, Anik R Haque said. On April 13, the High Court cleared the path for continuing the SIM/RUIM registration through the ongoing biometric process terming it legal after disposing of a writ filed challenging the legality of the SIM/RUIM registration through the biometric process. The HC also asked the mobile operators to strictly follow the directions of the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in the SIM registration process.
