Amid the ongoing nationwide anti-quota protests, the High Court has released the full verdict containing 27 pages that had declared illegal the government circular issued in 2018 abolishing the freedom fighter quota in first and second-class government jobs.
Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Khizir Hayat’s bench published the 27-page verdict on Sunday.
According to the verdict, now available on the Supreme Court`s website, the government can reform the quota system if necessary/if it wants to.
On July 10, the Appellate Division of the apex court issued a status quo for one month on a High Court order that had reinstated the freedom fighter quota in government jobs, following an appeal by two protesting students.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday that the quota issue has to be resolved in court and explained that the government cannot do anything in this case.
The government scrapped quotas on October 4, 2018, after a series of student protests. Some children of freedom fighters challenged the decision in court.
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