Staff Reporter:
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday fixed January 19 for hearing on three re-view petitions pleading for restoration of the 13th amendment to the constitution and reinstatement of the poll-time non-party caretaker government (CG) system.
An Appellate Division full bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed adjourned the hearing till January 19, this morning.
Senior advocate Zainul Abedin, Advocate Sharif Bhuiyan and Mohammad Shishir Manir were present at the courtroom for the pleas, while Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman was present for the state.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Miah Golam Parwar and Secretary of rights organisation Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik, Badiul Alam Majumdar filed the three review petitions in this regard. Three pleas will be heard concurrently.