The High Court on Sunday directed the public administration ministry to give promotion with retrospective effect to the 39 freedom fighter admin cadres of the first BCS examination according to their pertinence who were deprived different times.
The court also directed the ministry to pay the 39 freedom fighter cadres, who had already gone on retirement their arrear bills including service benefits immediately.
The HC bench of Justices Naima Haider and Razik-al-Jalil passed the directive while delivering a verdict after hearing three separate writ petitions filed by the 39 freedom fighter cadres.
Barrister Reja-e-Rabbi Khondoker took part in the hearing on behalf of the writ petitioners, while deputy attorney general Amit Talukder represented the state.
Mr Reja-e-Rabbi said that the government promulgated a promotion rules in 2002 which curtailed the special facilities in promoting the freedom fighter cadres awarded by the promotion rules for the deputy secretary, joint secretary, additional secretary and secretary, 1998.
Later in 2013, the 39 officers who went on retirement from 2001 to 2003 filed the writ petitions with the HC challenging the effectiveness of the promotion rules of 2002 in their parts, added the lawyer.
After primary hearing on the petitions, the HC issued a rule upon the government to explain as to why the promotion rules, 2002 in respect of promotion of to the posts of deputy secretary, joint secretary, additional secretary and secretary should not be declared illegal in promoting the 39 freedom fighter cadres.
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