The Appellate Division Chamber Court has stayed a High Court verdict concerning 18-year teaching experience requirement for recruiting principals and vice-principals across 13,559 posts in MPO-affiliated high schools, colleges, and madrasas.
Following this order, there is no longer any legal bar for candidates who passed the written examination under this condition to participate in viva voce scheduled to begin on 15 October.
However, the court directed that 46 posts be kept reserved for the 46 teachers who filed the writ petition.
Appellate Division Chamber Judge Md Rezaul Haque passed the order on Tuesday, following an application filed by the education secretary.
Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal and Deputy Attorney General Osman Chowdhury represented the State in court.
The attorney general later added that through an amendment on 25 March, 18 years of teaching experience was set for recruitment to the headmaster post.
Prior to this, under the 2021 manpower structure, a total experience of 15 years – including three years as an assistant headmaster – was required.
Challenging the 18-year experience condition, 46 teachers had filed a writ petition in the High Court.
When the High Court declared 25 March decision void, the State filed an appeal on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Non-Government Teachers Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA).
In response to that appeal, the Chamber Court stayed the High Court’s verdict.
The attorney general added that the written examination for recruitment to the 13,559 posts has already taken place.
With the High Court verdict stayed, the government faces no legal impediment to complete the recruitment process for the remaining posts, excluding 46 reserved positions.
