West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
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"We are happy with the SC order... there is a sense of relief with the court order," the chief minister told reporters. | File photo

Mamata hails SC order extending services of untainted terminated teachers

The chief minister also urged the affected teachers not to worry assuring them that the issue would be resolved


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision of granting relief to untainted teachers, whose appointments were earlier terminated, by extending their services. She sad that now there was "sense of relief".

"We are happy with the SC order... there is a sense of relief with the court order," the chief minister told reporters.

Urges not to worry

She also urged the affected teachers not to worry assuring them that the issue would be resolved. "I would request the teachers not to worry, the issue will be resolved," she said.

Taking note of the West Bengal government’s submission that the academic functions in several schools had been severely affected following the top court’s order to terminate the appointment of 25,753 teachers and staffers in the state-run and aided schools citing "vitiated and tainted” selection process, the bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar granted the relief.

Also read: WB recruitment row: SC extends tenure of untainted sacked teachers for now

Not a blanket relief

The top court clarified that its relief did not extend to Group 'C' and Group 'D' employees appointed in state-run and aided schools.

It directed the state government to start the recruitment process on or before May 31 and conclude it by December 31 this year.

The court asked the state government and it’s WBSSC (West Bengal School Service Commission) to file a compliance affidavit intimating it about the initiation of the recruitment process on or before May 31.

The Supreme Court on April 3 terminated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and staffers in the state-run and aided schools citing tainted selection process.

It upheld a Calcutta High Court verdict of April 22, 2024, annulling the appointments and said the tainted candidates should refund their "salaries/payments received".

(With agency inputs)

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