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the Appellate Division reinstated the quota
This is backwards: on 21 July the Supreme Court scrapped the High Court ruling that had restored the old quota system and ordered 93% of jobs to be filled on merit.
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The Appellate Division did not reinstate the quota on 21 July 2024. Contemporary reporting on the judgment says the Supreme Court scrapped the High Court ruling that had reinstated the old quota system and instead ordered a new scheme with 93% merit-based recruitment and only 7% reserved quotas.
The Daily Star's report on the verdict states that the court "ordered major reforms to the quota system," that "93 percent jobs in civil service will be merit-based," and that "the apex court also scrapped a High Court judgment that reinstated quotas in government jobs." That is the opposite of saying the Appellate Division "reinstated the quota."
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- SC verdict on govt jobs: 93pc on merit, 7pc from quota | The Daily Star
The Supreme Court yesterday ordered major reforms to the quota system... According to the SC order, 93 percent jobs in civil service will be merit-based. The apex court also scrapped a High Court judgment that reinstated quotas in government jobs.
On 4 July, the Appellate Division of Bangladesh declared the government's decision to invalidate the Freedom Fighter quota for the first time.
This misstates what happened on 4 July. The High Court had already declared the 2018 abolition illegal on 5 June; on 4 July the Appellate Division simply declined to stay that High Court ruling and left it in force for the time being.
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The chronology here is wrong.
According to contemporaneous court reporting, the High Court — not the Appellate Division — had already ruled on 5 June 2024 that the government's 2018 decision abolishing the freedom-fighter quota was illegal and restored the quota. On 4 July 2024, the Appellate Division did not newly declare that government decision invalid; instead, it did not stay the High Court ruling and said the High Court judgment would remain in force for the time being while the state filed a regular leave-to-appeal.
So the article attributes the key invalidation decision to the wrong court and the wrong date.
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- Freedom fighter job quota to remain for now | The Business Standard
The Appellate Division has not stayed the High Court ruling... The court further stated that the High Court's judgement will remain upheld for the time being... On 5 June, the High Court declared the government's decision illegal and restored the quota facility for the children of freedom fighters in the civil service.
- SC verdict on govt jobs: 93pc on merit, 7pc from quota | The Daily Star
In response, the HC on June 5 declared the government circular illegal, essentially reinstating the 56 percent quota. Protests intensified after the Supreme Court on July 4 declined to issue a stay on the HC verdict...