The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has granted leave to appeal against the verdict that abolished the caretaker government system and set October 21 for the hearing.

A seven-member full bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order on Wednesday.

For the second consecutive day, the court heard four separate review petitions filed by the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, five eminent citizens, and an individual, seeking reconsideration of the judgment that scrapped the election-time caretaker government system.

The hearing began around 9:30 am before the full bench of seven justices of the Appellate Division, led by the Chief Justice.

Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kajal and Advocate Mohammad Shishir Monir appeared for the petitioners, while Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman represented the state.