The High Court yesterday directed the government to reinstate 24 sub-inspectors (SIs) of police immediately who were sent to forced retirement during the last BNP-led four-party alliance government.
An HC bench of Justice Md Abdul Awal and Justice FRM Nazmul Ahsan gave the verdict declaring the then government's order illegal.
As per the court's directive, the government has to reinstate the SIs with appropriate salaries and other facilities from their date of retirement.
A writ petition was filed by the petitioners with the HC on August 22 this year challenging the legality of the then government's decision against them.
The sub-inspectors, who were appointed between 1972 and 1975, were sent to forced retirement in 2003.