The High Court yesterday stayed the recruitment of 3,534 candidates under the Technical Education Board for three months.

The candidates were being recruited for the posts of junior instructor (tech) or physical education instructor (10th grade) in various polytechnic institutes and technical schools and colleges. The HC bench of Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja issued the order.

It issued the orfollowing a petition filed by 18 candidates challenging the legality of the recruitment process.

Barrister Kayser Kamal, assisted by advocate Maksud Ullah, appeared for them.

Maksud claimed that the candidates were selected based on MCQ and viva tests without any written examination.