The Supreme Court on Monday said the Non-government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) does not have to recommend the hiring of 2,500 petitioners as teachers in private educational institutions.

A six-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain  struck down a High Court order to the NTRC to recommend recruitment of the teachers.  At the same time the bench rejected the contempt of court rule against NTRCA.

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Senior Advocate Barrister Fida Kamal and Advocate Mohammad Kamruzzaman stood for NTRCA while Advocate Khurshid Alam represented the petitioners.

On May 31, the High Court asked the NTRCA to recommend appointment of 2500 writ petitioners in MPO-listed private educational institutions by four weeks.

On June 13, the NTRCA authorities filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a stay order against the HC order.

On June 22, the Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division sent the petition to the full bench of the Appellate Division.

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In 2017, the High Court had directed the government to prepare a merit list of the candidates who have passed the registration test for appointment as teachers to private schools and colleges, after hearing petitions over it.

In 2019, the petitioners filed contempt of court petitions as the authorities concerned have not complied with the directives.

Later, the HC issued contempt of court rule against NTRCA.

On March 30 this year, the NTRCA issued a circular appointing around 54,000 teachers to private schools

On May 6, the HC stayed the process for appointing around 54,000 teachers to private schools, colleges and madrasas across the country and also ordered NTRCA to recommend in seven days to the authorities concerned of the private educational institutions to appoint the qualified candidates.