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Published : 08 Jul 2026, 01:12 PM
The Supreme Court will decide on Thursday whether the 15th Amendment, which brought major changes to the Constitution during the Awami League era, will be completely repealed.
After hearing the arguments of four parties in the appeal hearing of the case, the Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury fixed the date for the verdict on Wednesday.
The 15th Amendment abolished the non-partisan caretaker government system in 2011 and added, revised and replaced 54 parts of the Constitution.
After the fall of the Awami League government, the High Court declared part of the 15th Amendment null and void on Dec 17, 2024, after settling a writ petition.
The verdict paved the way for the return of the caretaker government system.
However, not satisfied with its partial repeal, the plaintiff petitioners appealed against the High Court's verdict, demanding it to be repealed completely.
Jamaat-e-Islami, the Human Rights Support Society, and freedom fighter Mofazzal Hossain filed separate appeals in the case.
The hearing of the case began last Monday in front of the Appellate Division bench headed by the chief justice.
The parties presented their views during three days of hearings.
Although the appeal had initially demanded the repeal of the entire 15th Amendment, the lawyer of the writ petitioner Sharif Bhuiyan slightly deviated from that position during the hearing.
He requested that the Supreme Judicial Council system and the amendment to Article 102 of the Constitution be legally retained while repealing the rest of the amendment.
Meanwhile, Jamaat lawyer Shishir Manir requested that only those parts of the 15th Amendment that conflict with the basic structure of the Constitution be repealed while keeping the responsibility of making the remaining policy decisions to parliament.
Additional Attorney General Aneek R Haque and Additional Attorney General Arshadur Rouf participated in the hearing of the case for the state.
