Hearing is rescheduled following a review petition on the annulment of the 13th amendmentThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has rescheduled the hearing of a review petition challenging the annulment of the 13th Amendment, which introduced the caretaker government system, to Feb 9. A four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by Justice Ashfaqul Islam, issued the order to postpone the hearing originally set for Sunday. On Dec 1, the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, had initially scheduled the hearing for Jan 19. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir filed the review petition on Oct 16, challenging the verdict that invalidated the 13th Amendment. Upon the Awami League’s return to power, the Appellate Division began hearing the case on the 13th amendment on Mar 1, 2010.
