Dhaka, May 21 -- The High Court has deferred its ruling on the petition seeking to scrap the Election Commission's gazette announcing BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor and requesting a directive to prevent him from taking his oath of office.

The bench of Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Debasish Roy Choudhury deferred the decision on Wednesday.

Though the order was originally scheduled for Wednesday following two rounds of hearings on Tuesday, further arguments from both sides were heard, prompting the court to set Thursday for the decision.

Lawyer Mohammad Hossain argued for the petitioner, while AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Kaysar Kamal and Deputy Attorney General Mahfuzur Rahman Milon ...