It was the second postponement in a month.
"The postponement in constructing these plants is a result of political reasons".
The judge said he found the prospect of a postponement in a case of this magnitude "extremely troublesome" and "stunning".
The Parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, announced the eighth postponement in the parliamentary election of a new president.
A postponement in an increase in rates for telephone service left the demonstrators unimpressed: most do not have a telephone.
The judge overseeing the company's bankruptcy granted Tower's request for a postponement in light of objections to the deal.
The lengthy postponement in the proceeding raises questions about the fate of Mr. Gupta, the most prominent business executive ensnared by the government's insider-trading crackdown.
Some Republicans with large military installations in their districts said they could support a postponement in the military cuts while negotiations continued on a broader deficit reduction plan.
"It is now clear that President Mugabe called for the postponement in order to go to SADC with a done deal of an election date," said Mr Tsvangirai.
Among local reporters, who have covered every dramatic postponement in the case, the staggered court proceedings were likened to an interminable Turkish soap opera.
The Baltimore Orioles issued their third postponement in three days yesterday because of a persistent fire aboard a derailed train near Camden Yards.
