Staff Reporter :
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday directed the government to maintain status quo for two months on publication of the gazette notification for implementing the recommendation of the Ninth Wage Board for journalists.
The HC Bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice Mohammad Ali passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed by the Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) challenging the legality of the Ninth Wage Board.
Advocate Yousuf Ali appeared in the court on behalf of the NOAB, while Deputy Attorney General Yasmin Begum stood for the State.
After the court order, Advocate Yousuf Ali said, “Following the HC order, the government cannot implement the recommendation of the Wage Board.”
The HC also issued a rule in this regard. In the rule, the court wanted to know as to why their step of finalizing the Wage Board without giving any opportunity to the stakeholders for placing objections and recommendations should not be declared illegal.
Secretaries of Cabinet Division and Information and Labour Ministry, and Wage Board Chairman Md Nizamul Haque have to comply with the rule in four weeks.
NOAB President Matiur Rahman filed the writ petition on August 5 seeking stay on the publication of 9th Wage Board gazette.
