Business Eye Report
The government on Tuesday filed a leave to appeal petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court challenging the High Court judgement, which effectively reinstated quotas in government jobs. The attorney general's office submitted the petition to the apex court seeking a "leave" to scrap the HC verdict.
In the petition, it has been said that keeping provision of quotas in the public service is a policy decision of the government and the court cannot interfere with this policy decision, Attorney General AM Amin Uddin told reporters at his office. Replying to a question on whether his office will move the petition before the Appellate Division's chamber judge soon, the attorney general said the Appellate Division is scheduled to hold a hearing on the petition on August 7.
In response to another question, AG Amin Uddin said he thinks that those who are instigating the students for the anti-quota movement are diverting them into a wrong way out of political purpose.
Even though the apex court has asked the students to place their arguments before the court through lawyers, they are continuing their movements, he said, adding that nobody can change the apex court verdict. Following a writ petition, the HC on June 5 this year declared illegal the circular, issued by the public administration ministry on October 4, 2018, which cancelled the quota system in government jobs.
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