The High Court on Thursday delivered a verdict mentioning that Jatiyo Muktijoddha Council (Jamuka) has no jurisdiction over canceling freedom fighters' certificates from the gazette.
At the same time, the court declared the decision canceling the gazette recognizing 22 brave freedom fighters who underwent naval commando training at Gobindaganj upazila in Gaibandha as illegal.
The High Court bench of Justices Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Kazi Ebadoth Hossain delivered the judgment declaring the rule issued in this regard appropriate.
Barrister Toufiq Inam appeared in court for the petitioners.
Earlier, a seven-member national committee finalized the list of 479 freedom fighters in 2001.
Later, the names of 479 naval commandos were gazetted in two steps in 2004 and 2005.
Since then, they have been receiving freedom fighter allowance.
However, Jamuka decided to cancel the certificates of 24 freedom fighters in the 35th meeting on April 7, 2016.
Against this decision, 22 people, including freedom fighter Abu Hannan Sarkar, filed a writ petition in the High Court on May 8 of that year.
Later, the High Court stayed the decision and issued a ruling asking why the decision to cancel the gazette regarding the recognition of these 22 naval commandos as freedom fighters should not be declared illegal.
After a long time, the court announced the verdict of that ruling on Thursday.