SC asks NU not to recruit till Oct 16
The Supreme Court yesterday directed the National University (NU) authorities not to recruit any staff for the university till October 16.
The order was passed following two separate petitions filed against a High Court verdict that declared illegal the appointment of the university's 807 officials and employees.
Among the 807 staff sacked, 279 recently filed the leave to appeal petitions with the SC challenging the HC verdict and seeking stay on the verdict.
Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, chamber judge of the Appellate Division, also fixed October 16 for holding hearing on the petitions before a full bench of the Appellate Division.
The HC on August 23 ruled that appointment of the 807 staff recruited between November 17, 2003 and August 31, 2004 in the university illegal.
Acting upon the HC verdict, the NU authorities later hanged a list of 807 sacked officials and employees on the notice board at its Gazipur office.
Earlier, the NU syndicate called an emergency meeting and decided to sack 821 staff who were recruited through a fake advertisement during the tenure of the BNP-led government.
Barrister Rafique-ul Huq assisted by Barrister Nasiruddin Asim appeared for the sacked officials of NU while Additional Attorney General Murad Reza and Deputy Attorney General Motahar Hossain Saju represented the government.
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