US EditionWest Bengal Recruitment scam: SC allows Class 9-12 ‘untainted’ teachers to continue to teach but sets deadline
- The Supreme Court has allowed untainted teachers whose appointments were canceled due to irregularities to continue teaching until a new selection process is completed, as stated by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna.
- The court ordered the West Bengal government and the WB Staff Selection Commission to issue advertisements for new teacher recruitment by May 31 and complete it by December 31.
- Around 26,000 teachers lost their jobs due to a flawed recruitment process, prompting protests against the state government from various groups, including the Democratic Youth Federation of India.
- Teachers found to be tainted must return their salaries, while those not linked to irregularities will not have to refund their salaries, according to the Supreme Court's ruling.
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SC permits ‘untainted’ teaching candidates to continue: All about the WBSSC recruitment scandal
WBSSC Teacher Recruitment Scam News: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had upheld a Calcutta High Court verdict that invalidated the appointments of 25,752 teaching and non-teaching staff, saying the WBSSC selection process was “vitiated by manipulation and fraud”.
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Teacher Recruitment Case in West Bengal: Supreme Court Allows Untainted Teachers to Continue Until Fresh Recruitment Ends in December 2025
The top court also refused to grant relief to continue service to the teaching staff in Groups C and D, stating that there are more 'tainted' candidates in those categories. Teacher Recruitment Case in West Bengal: Supreme Court Allows Untainted Teachers to Continue Until Fresh Recruitment Ends in December 2025.
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