West Bengal: Teachers hold protest over loss of jobs
The Supreme Court has invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in West Bengal government-run and -aided schools.
Press Trust of India | April 9, 2025 | 01:29 PM IST
KOLKATA: A section of teachers and other non-teaching staff who lost their jobs following a Supreme Court judgment which held that the whole appointment process was tainted, participated in a protest outside the district inspector (schools) office in south Kolkata on Wednesday.
The protesters alleged that police personnel resorted to baton charge to disperse them. A police officer said that they were looking into the matter. The Supreme Court has invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in West Bengal government-run and -aided schools, and termed the entire selection process "vitiated and tainted".
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