The Appellate Division’s July 9 order upholding the High Court’s partial invalidation of the 15th Amendment is a constitutional correction of enormous consequence.

The BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday welcomed the High Court’s verdict that declared parts of the 15th amendment unconstitutional, removing a major obstacle to reinstating the non-party caretaker government system.

The 15th Amendment did not have the support of the major opposition.