The High Court (HC) on Sunday questioned the legality of a provision of Police Regulation, which imposes a condition of being unmarried and having high social status while applying for the post of Sub-Inspector (SI).
The court issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain in four weeks as to why this provision should not be declared unconstitutional.
The officials concerned of the government, including the Home and Law Secretaries and the Inspector General of Police
(IGP), have been made respondents to the rule.
The High Court bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Md Ashraful Kamal issued the rule after hearing a writ petition filed by Mohammad Hossain Khan, a resident from Khilgaon in Dhaka, challenging the legality of the provision of the Police Regulation.
Mohammad Hossain Khan submitted the petition to the High Court on February 25 this year saying that he held academic qualifications for being a candidate for the post of Sub-Inspector (SI), but he could not become the candidate on account of being unmarried and having no high social status, which is discriminatory and contradictory to the Constitution.
Advocate Ishrat Hasan appeared for the petitioner.
Section 741(Cha)(1) of Police Regulation said, a candidate should have high social status to apply for the post of SI and Section 741(Cha)(4) of Police Regulation said, a candidate should be unmarried till the end of the training period.
Advocate Ishrat Hasan said, the conditions of the Police Regulation for appointing as SI are illogical and unconstitutional.
“Condition of having high social status is back-dated and fully contrary to the Article 29 and 30 of the Constitution,” Ishrat Hasan said.
