Five-mark deduction: High Court order halted

Staff Correspondent: The Appellate Division   has stayed a High Court order  for six months regarding a government decision of making merit list after deducting five marks from second time admission seekers in government-run medical colleges and institutions.

Chamber Justice Hasan Foyez Siddique passed the order on Thursday after hearing on a petition filed by the state.

Earlier, the High Court (HC) stayed a government decision of making merit list after deducting five marks from second time admission seekers in government-run medical colleges and institutions.

Alongside, the court also issued a rule asking the authority concerned as to why the decision of deducting five marks should not be declared illegal.


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