Dhaka, June 29 -- The Appellate Division has halted an order issued in 2018 approving and accepting the code of conduct for judges in the lower courts. It has also allowed an appeal to be filed against that order.

A six-strong bench led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed issued the order on Sunday.

The other five justices of the bench are Md Ashfaqul Islam, Zubair Rahman Chowdhury, Md Rezaul Haque, SM Emdadul Haque and Farah Mahbub.

As a result of the decision, the ongoing writ at the High Court over Article 116 of the Constitution can now be settled without any hindrance, said petitioner Mohammad Shishir Manir.

Shishir moved the review petition while Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman represented the state at the hearing.

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