Mirpur Law College principal Alauddin Ahmed can serve until 2030, rules High Court
The High Court has ruled that Supreme Court lawyer Alauddin Ahmed can serve as principal of Mirpur Law College until 2030. The bench of Justice Md Badrulzzaman and Justice Sheikh Tasin Ali delivered the verdict on Thursday.
Advocate Mohammad Shahadat Tanvir Amin argued for Alauddin Ahmed in court. He was assisted by Advocate Ismat Ara Deepa and Advocate Khairul Bashar.
Advocate Mohammad Shahadat Tanvir Amin later said Alauddin Ahmed is a senior lawyer. He joined Mirpur Law College as a lecturer on July 31, 1993. He was later appointed principal of the college, and the National University approved the appointment in 2018. Since then he had been carrying out his duties with great sincerity and honesty, the lawyer said.
The lawyer said that, suddenly, citing a 2019 notification that put his service tenure at 60 years, it was said that he could no longer serve as principal. But the 2022 regulation applies only to teachers of law colleges, and there had been no specific law on law colleges before that.
He said clause 7(g) of the 2022 regulation states that the retirement age for a principal is 67 years. Under that law, Alauddin Ahmed is legally entitled to serve as principal of Mirpur Law College until 2030, up to the age of 67.
The lawyer added that, on the basis of that letter, he had been told he could no longer remain principal because he had passed 60. They challenged that in the High Court by filing a writ petition. The High Court, being satisfied, issued a rule and a stay order.
He said the matter then went to a chamber judge of the Supreme Court, where no order was made. It was later dismissed by a full bench. The High Court was then directed to dispose of the rule in accordance with the law.
The rule was made absolute in the High Court today, the lawyer said. That means Alauddin Ahmed can carry out his duties as principal of Mirpur Law College until 2030.
