Mamata welcomes Supreme Court order allowing teachers to hold their jobs till December 31

West Bengal government welcomes Supreme Court order allowing "untainted" teachers to continue service until end of 2025.

The West Bengal government on Thursday (April 17, 2025) welcomed the Supreme Court order to allow “untainted” teachers to continue their service till the end of the year. The court said that they could retain their jobs till a fresh recruitment process is conducted by the end of 2025.

“This is a huge relief for the time being. We were in confusion about how the teachers will be paid their salaries after the last SC order. We were looking for backup solutions. Now our appeal has been heard... Teachers will be paid their salaries on time,” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.

Over 26,000 teaching and non-teaching staff of government-aided schools had lost their jobs after the Supreme Court on April 3 confirmed the cancellation of an earlier “tainted” selection process.

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While many people have alleged that the government would drag the recruitment process till the 2026 Assembly elections, the Chief Minister said that the crisis would be solved by the year end.

The Supreme Court also asked the State government and Secondary School Education authorities to file an affidavit by May 31 with the schedule of the entire recruitment process which is to be finished by December 31.

Ms. Banerjee also urged the teachers to head back to work as usual and conduct their classes as before. “Do not fall into the trap of conspiracies and keep faith in the law and the government. We will legally find a way to make things right,” she said.