2024 Bangladesh quota reform case

2024 Bangladesh quota reform case
2024 Bangladesh quota reform case
Court	Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Full case name	Ohidul Islam and others v. The Government of Bangladesh and others
Submitted	December 6, 2021 (Rule nisi issued)
Decided	June 5, 2024; July 21, 2024
Verdict	High Court Division (June 5, 2024); 2018 quota removal invalid.; Appellate Division (July 21, 2024); Overturned HC; set 93% merit, 7% quota (5% FF, 1% minorities, 1% disabled/third gender).;
Prosecution	Sk. Shaifuzzaman (Deputy Attorney General); Rehana Sultana; Ashique Rubaiat; Md. Samiul Alam Sarkar; Zulfia Akhter
Defense	Munsurul Hoque Chowdhury; Md. Shafikul Islam Ripon
Citation	Writ Petition No. 6063 of 2021
Legislation cited	Constitution of Bangladesh §§ Article 28(4): Special provision for disadvantaged groups;; Article 29(3): Quota for backward sections.
Case history
Related action	Bangladesh v. Sheikh Hasina;
Court membership
Judges sitting	K. M. Kamrul Kader; Khizir Hayat

Ohidul Islam and Others v. The Government of Bangladesh and Others was a case brought before the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. The writ petition was filed three years after the Government of Bangladesh, amid the 2018 quota reform movement, issued a circular declaring the existing quotas for descendants of 1971 Liberation War veterans to be unconstitutional. Proceedings in this case later became a significant factor in shaping the developments leading to the 2024 quota reform movement.