It also issued rule upon the Rajuk to show cause why its letters to the employees should not be declared illegal and void.

On February 19, Rajuk dismissed 372 employees in different projects on advice of the Works Ministry. They were absorbed in projects on no-work, no-pay basis during the present and previous goverments.

The court orders came upon separate writs filed by 113 dismissed employees of the Rajuk.

Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud and senior advocate T H Khan appeared for the petitioners while Additional Attorney General Fida M Kamal stood for the government.

Barrister Rokan submitted that they had been discharged without assigning any reason. There are two ways to get rid of unwanted employees. Either dismiss them showing reason or terminate them giving termination benefits as per law. But in their case no rules were followed.