Appellate Division upholds HC verdict on restoration of FF quota

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for now upheld the High Court judgment that termed cancelling the freedom fighter quota in first and second-class government jobs as illegal.

The Appellate Bench headed by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan passed the order today (4 July).

As a result, the judgment of the High Court was upheld.

In 2018, 56% of posts in government jobs were reserved for various quotas. Among them, 30% was allocated for the children of freedom fighters, 10% for women, 10% for districts, 5% for minority groups, and 1% for the disabled. Later, in view of the agitation by a section of students, the Cabinet recommended to abolish quotas in first and second class jobs and to employ them on the basis of merit.

The High Court on 5 June declared the 2018 circular abolishing the freedom fighter quota in government jobs illegal. As a result, the 30% quota for freedom fighters in first and second-class government jobs remains in effect.