SC issues status quo on HC verdict for reinstating quota system
Court Correspondent
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a status quo on High Court verdict that declared the scrapping of quotas in government jobs as illegal.
After a hearing on two separate pleas--one from the government and the other from two Dhaka University students-- challenging the High Court's judgment, a five-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan passed the order four four weeks.
The court also urged the agitating students to return to the classrooms from streets.
Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan said, "We will hear the arguments from all the aggrieved students through their lawyers."
Since morning, the anti-quota protesters blocked different areas in the capital as per their announcement of 'Bangla Block' across the country.
On July 4, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s verdict.
On June 5, the High Court declared illegal the circular that cancelled the quotas, including those for freedom fighters, in first and second-class government jobs.
As a result, the 30 per cent quota for freedom fighters in government jobs will remain in place.
On October 4, 2018, the Ministry of Public Administration issued a circular to implement the cabinet's decision to abolish the existing quota system for direct recruitment to first and second-class posts in government jobs.
