Calcutta High Court's New Division Bench to Address Recruitment Irregularities of 32,000 Primary Teachers
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Synopsis
The Calcutta High Court's newly established division bench, under Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty, will tackle the case regarding recruitment irregularities affecting 32,000 primary teachers in West Bengal. This case has seen previous involvement from other judges and is critical for the future of these educators.
Key Takeaways
- New division bench assigned to the case.
- Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty leads the bench.
- 32,000 primary teachers' appointments are under scrutiny.
- Previous cancellations were based on recruitment irregularities.
- Supreme Court upheld the cancellation of over 25,000 appointments.
Kolkata, April 8 (NationPress) The newly formed division bench of the Calcutta High Court, led by Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty, is set to examine the allegations surrounding the recruitment irregularities of primary teachers across various state-run schools in West Bengal.
Previously, this case was assigned to the division bench comprising Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Smita Das. However, on Monday, Justice Sen withdrew from the case due to personal reasons.
The Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, T. S. Sivagnanam, subsequently reassigned the case to the new division bench led by Justice Chakraborty.
The outcome of this case will significantly impact approximately 32,000 primary teachers who were appointed by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education and are currently employed in various state-run educational institutions.
To recap, in May 2023, a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, previously presided over by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who is now a BJP Lok Sabha member, mandated the cancellation of jobs for these 32,000 primary teachers.
This decision was made following petitions from candidates who claimed that numerous individuals received appointments despite having lower ranks in the recruitment examinations.
The state government contested this ruling before the division bench, which was initially led by Justice Sen. With Justice Sen's recusal, the case has now been redirected to Justice Chakraborty's bench.
In a recent development, the Supreme Court's division bench, consisting of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, upheld a prior ruling from the Calcutta High Court’s division bench led by Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi, which called for the cancellation of 25,753 appointments made by the West Bengal School Service Commission.
The Supreme Court's bench also agreed with the earlier observation from the Calcutta High Court that the entire panel needed to be annulled due to the inability of the state government and the commission to differentiate between genuine candidates and those deemed tainted.
