Two Dhaka University (DU) students have appaled against the verdict of High Court (HC) declaring the circular regarding cancelling the freedom fighets quotas in 1st and 2nd class jobs in public services illegal. Their lawyer, Advocate Shah Manjurul Haque, said that a hearing may be held in the Appellate Division Chamber Judge's Court at 2:00 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier in Tuesday morning, the lawyers took permission from the court of the Appellate Division Chamber Justice Md. Ashfaqul Islam.
Later, Shah Manjurul Haque told reporters that the appeal filed by the state against the High Court's verdict is under trial. Meanwhile, 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. This application will be heard in the Chamber Judge Court at 2 pm.
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. Munsurul Haque Chowdhury made hearing the writ on behalf of the court. Deputy Attorney General Sheikh Saifuzzaman Zaman represented the state.
Later, the state appealed to the Appellate Division seeking stay of the verdict. The Appellate Division chamber court on June 9 sent the petition to the regular bench for hearing to be held on July 4. The judgment of the High Court was not suspended on July 4. However, after receiving the copy of the judgment, the state side has been asked to file a regular leave to appeal.
Bd pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
