The Appellate Division on Thursday upheld the High Court verdict that declared several provisions of the Constitution's 15th Amendment unconstitutional, restoring the constitutional provisions for a non-party caretaker government and referendum.
A four-member Appellate Division bench led by the Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury delivered the verdict rejecting the appeals filed against the High Court judgment.
Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal said the full bench rejected the appeals filed by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and others.
The Appellate Division had fixed July 9 for delivering the judgment after concluding a three-day hearing on Wednesday.
Attorney General Kajal represented the state during the hearing, while senior lawyer Dr Sharif Bhuiyan appeared for the writ petitioners and senior lawyer Mohammad Shishir Monir represented Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
The appeals stemmed from the High Court's judgment delivered on Dec 17 last year, which declared unconstitutional the provisions of the 15th Amendment abolishing the caretaker government system and the constitutional provision for referendum.