Bangladesh, July 7 -- A group of petitioners are pushing for the Supreme Judicial Council and the amendment to Article 102 of the Constitution to be maintained even after the 15th Amendment is repealed.

The plea was made during the Appellate Division's hearings on the 15th Amendment on Tuesday.

In addition, the court has been requested to refrain from giving a verdict on the matter as another case regarding Article 116, which deals with the control of judges in lower courts, is pending at the top court.

Lawyer Sharif Bhuiyan made the plea on the second day of hearings before the bench headed by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury. He was accompanied by lawyers Karishma Jahan, Redwanul Karim and Asif Iqbal.

The Supreme Court has se...