Govt ordered to appoint dropped 27th BCS candidates
Thursday, 12 November 2009
The High Court (HC) has directed the government to give appointments within three months to 169 civil service candidates, who passed the 27th BCS exams in 2005 but were later disqualified, reports bdnews24.com.
The bench of justices Miftahuddin Chowdhury and Abu Bakar Siddiqui gave the orders on Wednesday on three separate petitions by the 169 candidates. The HC also ruled that the appointments of the successful candidates of a second round of the 27th BCS exams would be upheld.
The results of the first 27th BCS exams were published in January 2007. The Public Service Commission cancelled the results, however, on allegations of irregularities and held a fresh round of viva voce exams.
Over 1,000 candidates, including the 169 petitioners, were disqualified the second time round. They have been demanding redress since.
The bench of justices Miftahuddin Chowdhury and Abu Bakar Siddiqui gave the orders on Wednesday on three separate petitions by the 169 candidates. The HC also ruled that the appointments of the successful candidates of a second round of the 27th BCS exams would be upheld.
The results of the first 27th BCS exams were published in January 2007. The Public Service Commission cancelled the results, however, on allegations of irregularities and held a fresh round of viva voce exams.
Over 1,000 candidates, including the 169 petitioners, were disqualified the second time round. They have been demanding redress since.