The Appellate Division has stated that the Election Commission (EC) will decide whether BNP leader Ishraq Hossain will be sworn in as the Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation. A full bench of seven judges, led by Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed, delivered this observation on Thursday while disposing of a related petition. Earlier, the High Court had dismissed a writ seeking the cancellation of the EC’s gazette and court ruling that declared Ishraq as mayor.