The Supreme Court on Sunday will hear the appeal petition filed against the  High Court order that had cancelled the process of appointing 6, 531 candidates as assistant teachers of government primary schools in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions.

The three-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Senior Justice Md. Ashfaqul Islam passed the order to hear the petition filed against the teachers after Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman filed a time petition regarding the issue.

On February 6, the HC bench consisting of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Shikdar Mahmudur Raji, cancelled the process of appointing 6, 531 candidates as assistant teachers of government primary schools in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions.

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Challenging the HC order, the Directorate of the Primary Education filed an appeal petition on February 18.

The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division fixed March 2 for hearing the petition.

On June 14 in 2023, the government issued a circular for recruiting assistant teachers for the primary schools in both divisions.

On October 31 last year, the government published the final results of the recruitment test declaring 6, 531 candidates as successful.

Later, 30 candidates submitted a petition with the HC challenging the legality of the recruitment following the abolition of the job quota system.

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After the primary hearing on November 19, the court stayed the recruitment process for six months.

Moreover, the court issued a rule asking as to why the recruitment process should not be declared illegal.

Challenging the order, the Directorate of Primary Education submitted a leave-to-appeal with the Appellate Division.

The court upheld the HC order and ordered to settle the petition within January 25.