HC order on non-govt teachers recruitment tomorrow

Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Tuesday fixed May 20 to pass order on the recruitment of the 1484 candidates, who got registration from the Non-Government Teachers’ Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) after appearing first to 12th tests, for the vacant MPO posts of the non-governmental educational institutions. The HC bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman passed the order after holding hearing on a time prayer filed by the NTRCA.
Earlier on May 6 this year the court ordered the NTRCA to recommend in seven days the names of 1484 registered candidates to appoint them in the vacant MPO posts of the non-governmental educational institutions. The High Court has also asked the NTRCA to submit a report in the court after complying with the directive by May 18.
The court at the same time stayed the effectiveness of the recruitment circular published by NTRCA on March 30 this year to appoint 54304 teachers in private schools, colleges and madrasas across the country for seven days.
But the NTRCA didn’t comply with the High Court order within the stipulated time fixed by the court. In this circumstance the candidates who earlier filed writ petitions with the High Court to meet their demand mentioned the matter in the court on Tuesday, said Advocate Siddiq Ullah Miah who appeared in the court for 557 petitioners.
But the lawyers who appeared for the NTRCA sought more time from the court to comply with the directives. After hearing the court fixed May 20 for passing further order over the issue.
The High Court on December 14 in 2017 following few hundred writ petitions filed by 17,000 candidates directed the NTRCA to prepare a merit list of the candidates who had passed the registration tests for appointment as teachers.
The NTRCA had been asked to prepare the merit list in 90 days after receiving the HC directive. As the NTRCA has not complied with the directive, 1484 candidates filed more than 20 contempt of court petitions with the HC in 2019 against the NTRCA.
Following the petitions, the HC on different days in 2019 issued separate contempt of court rulings against the NTRCA.
Although the contempt rulings were pending, the NTRCA on March 30 issued a mass circular for appointing around 54,304 teachers in the private schools, colleges and madrasas across the country, lawyer Siddiq Ullah Miah said.
In the meantime, the contempt petitions were placed in the High Court bench led by Justice Mamnoon Rahman for further hearing. After hearing arguments from the petitioners’ counsels, the HC bench delivered the order.