The Appellate Division has scheduled a review of its verdict, which declared the 16th amendment to the constitution—granting parliament the power to remove judges—illegal.

The review hearing will take place in the last week of October.

A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, made the announcement on Thursday.

Writ petitioner Advocate Manzill Murshid presented the petition before the court.

The 16th amendment, passed on September 17, 2014, had abolished the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) led by the Chief Justice and reinstated parliament's power to remove judges. This decision was challenged by Supreme Court lawyers on November 5, 2014.

The High Court issued a rule on the amendment on November 9, 2014, and subsequently declared it illegal on May 5, 2016. The government appealed the High Court's verdict in 2017.

The Appellate Division's full bench, led by former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, rejected the appeal on July 3, 2017, upholding the High Court's decision. The full text of the verdict was released on August 1, 2017.

The state has since filed a review application against that judgment.