SC sets 26 August for caretaker government system review hearing
On 10 May 2011, a seven-member full bench of the Appellate Division, by majority opinion, declared the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, introducing the caretaker government system, null and void.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has fixed 26 August for the hearing on review petitions regarding the caretaker government system.
A six-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refat Ahmed, today (21 August) set the date, following a petition filed by lawyer Shishir Monir, according to court sources.
On 10 May 2011, a seven-member full bench of the Appellate Division, by majority opinion, declared the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, introducing the caretaker government system, null and void.
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The verdict came while allowing an appeal against a High Court ruling upholding the amendment.
Later, several review petitions were filed seeking reconsideration of the landmark verdict. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir filed one such petition in October last year.
Additionally, Jamaat-e-Islami's Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar filed another review petition on 23 October last year.
Earlier, five eminent citizens, including Citizens for Good Governance (Sujan) Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar, also sought a review of the verdict. The others are Tofail Ahmed, M Hafizuddin Khan, Zobairul Haq Bhuiyan, and Zahra Rahman.
Additionally, freedom fighter Md Mofazzal Hossain from Naogaon filed two separate review petitions last year, one challenging the Appellate Division verdict on the 13th Amendment and another regarding the 5th Amendment.
