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The High Court's judgment on the cancellation of the freedom fighter quota in the job was upheld in the chamber


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  • Staff Correspondent
  • Published: 09 Jun 2024, 05:45 PM

The Chamber Judge Court has upheld the High Court's ruling that the circular issued by canceling the freedom fighter quota in the first and second class government jobs is illegal. However, the court fixed July 4 as the next date for the hearing in the regular and full bench of the Appellate Division.

On Sunday (June 9), Chamber Justice M. Inayetur Rahim gave this order.

As a result, the freedom fighter quota reinstatement order has been upheld for the time being, the lawyers said.

On June 5, the High Court ruled that the circular issued on October 4, 2018, canceling the quota of freedom fighters in the first and second class government jobs, was declared invalid . Later, the state filed an appeal seeking suspension of the High Court's verdict.

This application was submitted to the relevant branch of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday (June 9) morning. The Chamber Court upheld the order of the High Court after hearing it. As a result, the quota of 30 percent freedom fighters in government jobs will be maintained.

The High Court issued a ruling seeking to know why the circular issued on October 4, 2018 should not be declared invalid to cancel the quota of freedom fighters in government jobs . Cabinet Secretary , Secretary of Ministry of Freedom Fighters , Secretary of Ministry of Public Administration , Chairman of Public Service Commission (PSC) were asked to respond to this rule within seven days.

Regarding the hearing of the writ in this regard, on December 6, 2021, High Court Judge Md. Mojibur Rahman Mia and Justice Md. A bench consisting of Kamrul Hossain Molla issued the rule.

The circular was issued on October 4, 2018, canceling the 10 percent women quota , 30 percent freedom fighter quota and 10 percent district quota.

At that time , the writ petitioners said that the 30 percent quota for freedom fighters has been canceled in ninth grade (formerly first class) and 10th to 13th grade (previously second class) and kept in 14th to 20th grade (third and fourth class). Which includes degrading the brave freedom fighters and their next generation.

A circular was issued by the Ministry of Public Administration's Rule-1 branch on October 4, 2018 canceling the quota of freedom fighters in direct recruitment from grade 9 and grade 10 to 13.

It was said there , in the case of direct recruitment to the posts of 9th grade (formerly 1st grade) and 10th-13th grade (formerly 2nd grade), the appointment should be made on the basis of merit list. The existing quota system for direct recruitment to those posts has been abolished.

Challenging the circular, the children and descendants of the freedom fighters filed a writ in the High Court, including President of the Central Command Council Ahidul Islam Tushar. After hearing the writ , the court issued a ruling asking why the quota cancellation circular should not be declared invalid .

Meanwhile, amid the students' movement to cancel the quota in government jobs, 56 percent quota was canceled in the cabinet meeting on October 3, 2018 for the first and second class posts. However, the government maintained the quota system in the third and fourth classes.

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