HC dismisses directives for auto promotion

Dhaka – A vacation bench of the High Court yesterday (Wednesday) dismissed a writ petition seeking its directive for auto promotions to about 5,000 auditors of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (OCAG) without any test.The vacation bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Razik-Al- Jalil passed the order, that paves wary for taking examinations on May 5.
Lawyer Tanay Kumar Saha filed the writ on Tuesday challenging the decision of holding departmental examination for promotion.
Earlier, the court ordered for implementation of the promotion of the auditors. The lawyer filed the writ on behalf of his clients for compliance of that order. But the court summarily rejected the plea, saying that order had not said anything about giving promotion without any examination, the lawyer added. – Special Correspondent