Appoint 27 BCS cadres in 60 days: HC to govt
The High Court yesterday directed the government to appoint 27 candidates who passed the 34th and 35th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams but were not appointed.
The government has been asked to appoint the candidates at their respective posts within 60 days of receiving the HC judgement.
The court also declared the decision to drop them from recruitment illegal.
The HC bench of Justice Md Ashraful Kamal and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil delivered the verdict after hearing three separate writ petitions filed by the deprived candidates, challenging legality of the government decision.
Advocate Salahuddin Dolon, Advocate Siddique Ullah Miah and Advocate Abdus Sattar Palwan appeared for the petitioners while Deputy Attorney General Waish-Al-Haruni represented the state.
The petitioners’ lawyers told The Daily Star that their clients passed the BCS examinations, and Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) had recommended the government to appoint them.
But authorities concerned of the government did not appoint them nor explained why they were not recruited, they said.
The government will have to recruit the candidates and provide arrears from the dates others from their batch were appointed, they added.
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