Hearing of review plea put off for week

The apex court adjourned the hearing of the six-year-old review plea, which challenged an earlier verdict that cancelled the 16th constitutional amendment, for a week after receiving senior lawyers' opinion.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court was scheduled to hear the petition on November 16.

However, a question has been raised whether a six-member bench of the Appellate Division can hear a review petition.

Manzill Murshid, a lawyer of the writ petitioners who challenged the amendment, raised the question on Thursday when the matter was up for hearing.

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