Making absolute its rules issued earlier upon 40 writ petitions filed by the aggrieved workers challenging the legality of the dismissal orders, a division bench, comprising Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice Afzal Hossain Ahmed, delivered the judgment.

"They should be reinstated," Barrister M Bodruddoza, a counsel for the petitioners, told UNB quoting the verdict.

On February 18-19, 2004, Rajuk authorities on an order of the Ministry of Public Works dismissed its over 550 work-charge employees on the plea of excess manpower.