Staff Correspondent:

The Supreme Court issued a four-week status quo on July 10 on the issue of quotas in government jobs and the High Court’s judgment.

The Appellate Division has asked the protesting students to return to their classes and attend their exams, while instructing all university vice-chancellors to create a conducive environment for education.

According to some legal experts, the quota system will be suspended for four weeks following the Supreme Court’s status quo order.

Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan said, “We will hear the arguments from all the aggrieved students through their lawyers during the hearing of the leave to appeal petition against the High Court verdict. Enough is enough; go to the classes from the streets.”

On June 5, the High Court declared the government’s 2018 decision to cancel the 30 percent quota for freedom fighters’ children illegal following a writ petition. As a result, the 30 percent quota was reinstated.

Attorney General AM Amin Uddin represented the government, while Motaher Hossain Sazu argued for the writ petitioners during hearing.