Dhaka: Gowher Rizvi, adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday met the Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha at the Supreme Court building.

The meeting was held from 3:00pm to 4:00pm at offices of the Chief Justice.

The two discussed about teh verdict on scrapping the 16th amendment to the Constitution, said Supreme Court Additional Registrar Sabbir Foyez.

Earlier, on August 1, the Supreme Court released the full text of its verdict upholding the High Court verdict that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the Constitution establishing Parliament's authority to remove Supreme Court judges.

The Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) passed the 16th amendment on September 17, 2014.

On May 5 last year, the HC declared the 16th amendment illegal. The government on January 4 last filed an appeal with the apex court challenging the HC decision.

On July 3, the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, upheld the HC verdict.