The TMC views the ruling as a much-needed reprieve for untainted teaching staff whose appointments were among the 25,753 annulled earlier this month after the apex court deemed the recruitment process “vitiated and tainted.” Acknowledging the state’s concerns about widespread disruption in school education, the court permitted untainted teachers to remain in service until the end of 2025.
However, the same relief was not extended to non-teaching staff in Group C and D categories.
The court also directed the state government and West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) to begin the fresh recruitment process by May 31 and complete it by December 31.
The apex court had earlier upheld a Calcutta High Court verdict that scrapped all appointments made through a controversial recruitment drive, directing tainted candidates to return the salaries they had received.
On April 3, the top court invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and staffers in the state-run and aided schools, calling the entire selection process “vitiated and tainted.” PTI BSM MNB
