Grandsons are not getting freedom fighter quota
On Sunday (July 21), the judgment given by the Appellate Division said that 93 percent merit-based as a quota system for employment in various government institutions, i.e., government, semi-government, and autonomous institutions, with a view to guaranteeing the principle of constitutional equality and the representation of backward communities in the work of the republic 5 percent for children of freedom fighters, martyred freedom fighters and veterans, 1 percent for minorities and 1 percent for third gender.
The judgment also said that if no qualified candidate is found in the prescribed quota, the vacant posts of the respective quota should be filled from the general merit list.
Earlier, the hearing of the Appellate Division on the quota started after 10 am on Sunday. After the hearing, the Appellate Division overruled the judgment given by the High Court on the issue of quota restoration.
Meanwhile, the anti-discrimination student movement has welcomed the verdict given by the Appellate Division on the quota issue. Sarjis Alam, the coordinator of anti-discrimination student movement, gave this response after the verdict given by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the afternoon.