, May 8 -- The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday fixed May 27 for delivering its judgment on the appeal petition challenging the death penalty of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam in a case over crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

The seven-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed fixed the date on Thursday after closing the hearing on the petition.

Earlier on April 22, the Appellate Division stayed the hearing of a review petition submitted by Azharul Islam in the case till May 6.

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A full bench headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed deferred the hearing date.

Lawyers Ahsan A Siddik an...