The legal obstacle to recruiting 2,360 sub-assistant agriculture officers has been removed after the Chamber Court of the Appellate Division stayed the effectiveness of a High Court interim order that had suspended the recruitment process.
However, the court directed the authorities to keep 55 posts reserved for the 55 job-seekers who filed the writ petition challenging the recruitment process.
Justice Md Rezaul Haque, sitting as a chamber judge, passed the order on Wednesday, following a hearing on a leave to appeal filed by the government against the High Court’s interim order.
Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kajol represented the state, assisted by Deputy Attorney General Osman Chowdhury. Advocate Shishir Manir appeared for the writ petitioners.
Earlier, on 6 September, the government formed a four-member committee to expedite recruitment to the vacant sub-assistant agriculture officer posts.
Challenging the decision to form the committee, 55 job-seekers filed a writ petition with the High Court.
On 28 September, the High Court issued a rule and ordered the suspension of recruitment activities for 2,360 sub-assistant agriculture officer posts under the Department of Agricultural Extension of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The government subsequently filed a leave to appeal with the Appellate Division, challenging the High Court’s interim order.
Following the Chamber Court’s latest decision, the recruitment process can now proceed for the vacant posts, subject to the court’s directive that 55 positions remain reserved for the writ petitioners.
