Calcutta High Court Cancels West Bengal Teacher Recruitment Panel, Over 24,000 Jobs Dismissed

Kolkata: In a big blow to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, the Calcutta High Court on Monday cancelled the entire 2016 recruitment panel for school teachers constituted by the West Bengal Service Commission (WBSC) in the job scam. With this, over 24,000 jobs have been dismissed by the court.

During the hearing of the matter, the division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi observed that school teachers who were recruited illegally (blank OMR sheet) will need to give back their salaries within four weeks.

In this regard, the district magistrate has been tasked with collecting the money from these teachers.