KOLKATA : The division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday dismissed the verdict of a single-judge bench of the same court, which had cancelled the appointment of 32, 000 primary teachers in state-run schools.
The verdict brought a big relief to the West Bengal government. The six-month-long argument in the case had ended at the division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Ritabrata Kumar Mitra on November 12. However, the division bench reserved the judgement on that day, and on Wednesday afternoon, the verdict was pronounced.
While dismissing the earlier order of the single-judge bench, the division bench observed that while it was an accepted fact that there were irregularities in the recruitment process, cancellation of jobs for so many primary teachers after they had served for so many years was not possible.
The division bench also observed that the innocent candidates, who had no connection with the irregularities in the recruitment process, could not be penalised altogether. The division bench also observed that the cancellation of the jobs for 32, 000 primary teachers would hurt their families.