Dhaka, June 29 -- The Appellate Division on Sunday stayed the effectiveness of its 2018 judgment that approved the much-debated service discipline rules for lower court judges.

A six-member bench led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the order.

The same bench also granted leave to appeal against the earlier verdict that had endorsed the controversial rules.

Following the order now there is no legal bar to continuing the ongoing High Court hearing on a writ petition concerning Article 116 of the Constitution, said lawyer Mohammad Shishir Monir.

Attorney General A.M. Amin Uddin represented the state during the hearing.

Earlier on June 26, the court fixed June 29 for delivering the verdict on the review petition filed against...