HC stays recruitment process of 54,304 non-govt teachers

The High Court on Thursday stayed the effectiveness of the recruitment circular of the Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA)to appoint 54,304 teachers to private schools, colleges and madras as across the country for seven days as the organisation violates court's earlier directives.

The court also ordered the NTRCA to recommend in seven days the names of 1,484registered candidates who filed contempt of court petitions against the NTRCA to appoint them to the vacant MPO posts of the non-government educational institutions.

The High Court has also asked the NTRCA to submit a report after complying with the directive to the court by May 18.

The HC bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman passed the order after holding hearing on around 20 contempt of court petitions filed by over 1,484 qualified candidates.

Advocate KhurshidAlam Khan, Advocate SiddiqUllah Miah, Barrister Mohiuddin Md Hanif and others appeared at the court on behalf of the petitioners.

Later Siddiq Ullah Miah who appeared at the court on behalf of 557 contempt petitioners said, "The HC has directed the NTRCA to recommend the names of the 1,484 contempt petitioners to appoint them to the vacant MPO posts in seven days and stayed the effectiveness of the circular published by NTRCA on March 30 this year to appoint 54,304 teachers."

The High Court on December 14 in 2017 following a few hundred writ petitions filed by 17,000 candidates directed the NTRCA to prepare a merit list of the candidates who have passed the registration test for appointment as teachers to the non-governmental educational institutions.

The NTRCA had been asked to make the merit list in 90 days after receiving the HC directive. As the NTRCA has not complied with the directive, 1,484 candidates filed more than 20 contempt of court petitions with the HC in 2019 against the NTRCA.

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