The state side has filed a leave to appeal against the High Court's verdict declaring the circular canceling the quota system in the first and second class government jobs illegal. Leave to appeal has been sought to set aside the judgment of the High Court.

Leave to appeal was filed in the relevant branch of the Appellate Division on Tuesday (July 16).

Earlier on Monday, the state side completed preparations for filing leave to appeal.

The full copy of the judgment given by the High Court declaring the circular canceling the quota system in the first and second class government jobs last July 14 has been published. The High Court bench of Justice KM Kamrul Quader and Justice Khizir Hayat issued the full 27-page judgment.

The judgment said, in view of the judgment and order passed by the High Court in view of a writ filed in 2012, the upheld and revised order of the Appellate Division in view of leave to appeal in 2013 and the office order dated January 16, 2011 (quota of children and grandchildren of freedom fighters) -Government was instructed to restore quota for granddaughters. At the same time, it is directed to maintain quotas for districts, women, persons with disabilities, tribal-minorities, if any. It is directed to issue the circular as soon as possible in this regard, within three months of the order.

In the judgment, the High Court said, this judgment will not create any obstacle for the defendants regarding changing the quota and reducing or increasing the rates in the case of the said category. If the quota is not filled in any public examination, the government is at liberty to fill up the vacant posts from the general merit list.

On June 5, the High Court declared invalid the decision to cancel the quota system for first and second class freedom fighters in government jobs. The court also declared the circular issued in 2018 as invalid.

However, the Appellate Division stayed the High Court's verdict for four weeks. As a result, the lawyers said that the 2018 circular will remain in force until the new verdict.