Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- The Appellate Division on Tuesday fixed November 20 for delivering its judgment on two review petitions concerning the reinstatement of a non-partisan caretaker government system during elections.

The seven-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, announced the date after hearing the two petitions. Earlier, on August 27, the Appellate Division allowed the filing of an appeal against the verdict that abolished the caretaker government system. The hearing of the appeal to restore the caretaker government system began on October 21.

The caretaker system was introduced into the Constitution through the 13th Amendment in 1996. Later, three lawyers, including Advocate M Salim Ullah, fil...