SC directs Bengal govt to complete teachers’ recruitment process by year-end, voices concern for students
The Hindu
Supreme Court orders re-recruitment of 24000 teachers in West Bengal due to tainted selection process, prioritizing students' welfare.
The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 17, 2025) directed the West Bengal government to initiate recruitment process for assistant teachers to Classes nine to 12, saying its decision is guided by a concern for students in their crucial and formative academic years.
The apex court, in a judgment on April 3, had confirmed the en bloc cancellation of an earlier “tainted” selection process. The judgment had affected nearly 24000 teaching and non-teaching appointments in government and aided schools across the State.
“There was vast bungling… Our concern is for the children,” Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna remarked on Thursday (April 17, 2025).
The court directed that the advertisement for the recruitment process for assistant teachers to these four classes must be published on or before May 31, 2025. The entire recruitment process should be completed by December 31, 2025.
The Bench ordered the State government and secondary school education authorities to file an affidavit before May 31, enclosing the advertisement and a schedule of the entire recruitment process till December 31.
The court cautioned that “appropriate” orders would be passed if the State failed to publish the advertisement followed by the filing of the affidavit.
Noting that the number of tainted candidates in the earlier selection process was “substantially high”, the Bench said students ought not to suffer from the fraud.
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