HC asks govt why secy Nurul's retirement not illegal
Staff Correspondent
The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to reply in six weeks why the section 9 (2) of the Public Service (Retirement) Act, 1974 should not be declared illegal.The court issued the order following a writ petition filed by prime minister's acting secretary AHM Nurul Islam, who was forced into retirement on June 3 reportedly on charges of violating service rule and acting against the government. A release of the Press Information Department, however, said the same day that the government forced him into retirement in public interest. However, Bureau of Anti-corruption (Bac) on June 7 filed a case against Nurul Islam and three other employees on charge of leaking 'highly classified information' violating the Official Secrets Act. Dr Kamal Hossain, Shahdeen Malik and Tanjib-ul Alam moved for the petitioner.
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