The High Court on Tuesday rejected the petition filed challenging the charge frame against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus in a case filed over labour law violation.

Now, there is no bar to continue the case against Dr Yunus and three others in the trial court, said lawyers.

An HC bench of Justice SM Kuddus Zaman and Justice Shahed Nuruddin pronounced the verdict after hearing on the rule.

Attorney general AM Amin Uddin stood for the state, while Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun was at the court on behalf of Dr Yunus.

Abdullah Al Mamun said they will appeal with the top court challenging the HC verdict.

The High Court on July 23 issued a rule asking the state to explain why the labour court order that framed charges against Dr Yunus and three others of Grameen Telecom in the case should not be scrapped.

Justice Md Ruhul Quddus and Justice Ashish Ranjan Das issued the rule.

Sheikh Merina Sultana, chairman of the Third Labour Court of Dhaka, framed charges against Prof Yunus and others on June 6.

On June 21, Dr Yunus filed an application with the HC challenging the legality of the charge framing.

On September 9, 2021, SM Arifuzzaman, a labour inspector (general) of the Inspection for Factories and Establishments Department, filed the case with the court against the four.