Court Correspondent :
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed May 21 to pronounce its judgment over the appointment of 138 physicians at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
“A five-member apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha set the date after holding hearings on five separate appeals filed by the doctors,” said petitioners’ lawyer Tanim Hossain Shaon.
Senior lawyers Dr Kamal Hossain, Barrister M Amir Ul Islam and Kamrul Haque Siddiqui moved the case for the doctors, whereas Attorney General Mahbubey Alam and Tanjib Ul Alam stood for BSMMU.According to the case documents, these physicians were in service from December, 2005 to January, 2006. Swadhinota Chikitsok Parishad (Swachip) incumbent President Dr Iqbal Arslan later filed an appeal, challenging the appointment of these doctors.
The High Court on December 14, 2010, declared their appointment illegal, allowing the doctors to file a leave to appeal petition.
On September 4, 2016, the Appellate Division allowed the doctors to appeal against the High Court verdict and the doctors filed five appeals.
