Two students of Dhaka University are fighting a legal battle against the verdict given by the High Court declaring the circular issued by canceling the quota of freedom fighters in the first and second class in government jobs illegal.
They appeal on Tuesday Chamber Justice Md. Ashfaqul took permission from the court of Islam.
Advocate Shah Manjurul Haque was on their side.
Barrister Harunur Rashid, one of the lawyers for the students, said that the appeal filed by the state in the Appellate Division against the High Court’s verdict is under trial.
As it stands, Dhaka University Anthropology Department student and Dhaka University Journalist Association President Al Sadi Bhuiya and Urdu Department student Ahnaf Saeed Khan are filing a CMP (requesting suspension of the High Court judgment) with the permission of the Chamber Court. It will be heard in the Chambers Court today.
After the final hearing of the rule issued in a writ by the children of freedom fighters, the High Court bench of Justice KM Kamrul Quader and Justice Khizir Hayat gave a verdict on the reinstatement of the quota on June 5. Senior lawyer Md. heard the writ on behalf of the court. Munsurul Haque Chowdhury.
Deputy Attorney General Sheikh Saifuzzaman Zaman represented the state.
Later, the state appealed to the Appellate Division seeking stay of the judgment. The Appellate Division chamber court on June 9 sent the petition to the regular bench on July 4 for hearing. The judgment of the High Court was not suspended on July 4. However, after receiving the copy of the judgment, the state party has been asked to file a regular leave to appeal.
On July 4, the Appellate Bench led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan ordered ‘not to day’ (not hearing today) on the application of the state side to suspend the High Court’s verdict. The Supreme Court gave this order in view of the timely application of the writ petitioner. Attorney General AM Amin Uddin appeared for the state in the court. Advocate on record for the writ petitioner. Zahirul Islam.
In 2018, the government issued a circular abolishing the existing quota system for direct recruitment to the posts of Grade IX (formerly Class I) and Grades 10 to 13 (formerly Class II).
Seven students including Ahidul Islam filed a writ in 2021 challenging the circular issued on October 4, 2018. The High Court issued a ruling on December 7 of the same year. After the final hearing of that rule, the High Court gave its verdict on June 5 this year.
Senior lawyer after the verdict. Munsurul Haque Chowdhury said that only the ninth to 13th grade quota was canceled without canceling the entire quota. The High Court has declared it invalid and void. Henceforth there is no bar in recruiting their children in these grades in the freedom fighter quota.
After that, the state appealed to the Appellate Division seeking suspension of the judgment.