Backlash to the Bengal government, the Supreme Court maintains the sacking of 25,000 teachers

April 03, 2025 11:23 am Ist The case deals with the 2016 recruitment conducted by the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) for the appointment of teachers and non-teaching staff in a major development around the recruitment process in West Bengal, and the Supreme Court has the Calcutta High Court’s ruling in state opportunity and 25,753 learners and non-countryside and non-runner in state event and non-runner staff and non-runner staff members and non-runner staff and non-runner staff and non-runner staff and non-runner staff members and non-runner staff and non-runner-up staff members. The Supreme Court said in its ruling that the recruitment process was infected by serious irregularities. (PTI) The ruling of the peak court, delivered on April 3, 2025, confirmed the earlier decision and stated that the recruitment process was infected by serious irregularities, which led to the cancellation of these appointments. A bank led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar concluded that the recruitment process in question was fundamentally defective. In his ruling, the court stated that manipulations in the recruitment process compromised the integrity of the appointments to such an extent that they could not be sustained. The judges emphasized that the entire selection process was died and infected, making the appointments invalid. The decision of the court reinforced the ruling of the Supreme Court in April 2024 in Calcutta, which void the appointments of more than 25,000 staff members in various schools in Western Bengals. As part of the ruling, the Supreme Court ordered that all individuals appointed during the controversial recruitment process would be terminated from their positions. However, in a relief from those affected, the court made it clear that the individuals were not expected to repay any salaries or benefits they had already received. The case is the case on the 2016 recruitment conducted by the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) for the appointment of teachers and non-teaching staff in state-run and state-supported schools. A total of 23 Lakh candidates competed at 24,640 vacancies, but despite this, a shocking 25,753 appointment letters were issued. The irregularities in the recruitment process, such as tampering with OMR skins and cases of ranking, was marked by the Calcutta High Court, which eventually led to the cancellation of these appointments. The matter reached the Supreme Court after petitions were submitted by several parties, including the West Bengale government, who disputed the Supreme Court ruling. On December 19, 2024, the Supreme Court began hearings on the matter, which continued until January and February 2025. The Pillpoint Court finally reserved its ruling on February 10, 2025, with the final verdict delivered on April 3, 2025. What happens next to the Supreme Court that maintains the Supreme Court decision in the Supreme Court will include the following steps. Those who were appointed outside the officially recognized vacancies or after the expiry of the official recruitment date were instructed to return all compensation and benefits received, together with 12% stake, as determined by the Calcutta High Court. Although the Supreme Court ruling canceled the appointments, it allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to continue its investigation into the recruitment of irregularities. The CBI’s investigation, which was admitted by the Apex Court in May 2024, is underway and can lead to further legal consequences for those involved in the alleged manipulations.