Calcutta HC Dismisses Education Minister’s Daughter's Job, Asks Her To Return Salary
2 years, 10 months ago

Calcutta HC Dismisses Education Minister’s Daughter's Job, Asks Her To Return Salary

ABP News  

New Delhi: Dismissing the employment of West Bengal Minister of State for Education Paresh Chandra Adhikari’s daughter Ankita in a government-aided school, the Calcutta High Court on Friday asked her to return the salary that she had drawn during her 41-month tenure as a teacher, PTI reported. The single bench of Justice Avijit Gangopadhyay directed Adhikari’s daughter to deposit the salary paid to her since November 2018 in two instalments with the registrar general of the High Court. The High Court ordered that Ankita should not be treated as a teacher recommended by the West Bengal School Service Commission and appointed by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. The minister’s daughter has to pay the first instalment by June 7 and the second by July 7 this year as per the order of the High Court, which was hearing a petition filed by a candidate who claimed that she was deprived of the position despite having secured higher marks than Ankita in the recruitment examination.

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Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas against invalidation of 25,753 jobs today
2 months ago

Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas against invalidation of 25,753 jobs today

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a batch of pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court verdict that has invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in government and aided schools in West Bengal. SC to hear pleas against invalidation of 25,753 West Bengal school jobs today According to the cause list for the day uploaded …

West Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC verdict on September 24
6 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC verdict on September 24

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would hear on September 24 the pleas of the West Bengal government and others challenging a Calcutta High Court order that invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in state government and aided schools. The top court on May 7 granted a major relief to teachers and non-teaching staff of West …

Calcutta HC orders appointment of over 14,000 applicants as assistant teachers
7 months ago

Calcutta HC orders appointment of over 14,000 applicants as assistant teachers

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The Calcutta high court directed the West Bengal School Service Commission on Wednesday to appoint all 14,052 applicants who appeared for the 2016 state-level selection test as assistant teachers in upper primary schools The high court passed the verdict after hearing 36 appeals that cited orders passed earlier by the single bench of former judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who questioned …

West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: Supreme Court stays CBI probe into state govt officials’ role
11 months ago

West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: Supreme Court stays CBI probe into state govt officials’ role

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Calcutta High Court order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe West Bengal government officials' role in an alleged teacher recruitment scam. The court was hearing a plea by the West Bengal government against a high court order invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff. The Mamata Banerjee-led state government …

Bengal govt moves SC after Calcutta HC nullifies appointment of over 25,000 teachers, non-teaching staff
11 months, 1 week ago

Bengal govt moves SC after Calcutta HC nullifies appointment of over 25,000 teachers, non-teaching staff

India TV News  

West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: The West Bengal government has moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court order nullifying the appointments of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff made through the recruitment process of the State Level Selection Test-2016 in state-run and state-aided schools. "The high court failed to appreciate the ramification of cancelling the entire selection process leading …

Calcutta HC Cancels Appointment of 25,753 Education Department Employees
11 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta HC Cancels Appointment of 25,753 Education Department Employees

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday cancelled the appointment of 25,753 state education department employees including teaching and non-teaching staffs, recruited by the School Service Commission in a panel in 2016, over corruption. A division bench of the High Court Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Mohammed Shabbar Rashidi passed the judgment after hearing the petitions on SSC cash for …

Calcutta HC declares 'null and void' 2016 teacher recruitment test, Mamata Banerjee calls verdict 'illegal'
11 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta HC declares 'null and void' 2016 teacher recruitment test, Mamata Banerjee calls verdict 'illegal'

India TV News  

West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: In a big setback to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Calcutta High Court on Monday issued a directive nullifying all appointments made through the recruitment process of the State Level Selection Test-2016 in government- In addition to nullifying the appointments, a division bench consisting of justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi instructed the Central …

Calcutta HC cancels appointment of 25,753 school employees in recruitment case
11 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta HC cancels appointment of 25,753 school employees in recruitment case

Hindustan Times  

A Calcutta high court division bench on Monday cancelled the appointment of all 25,753 people empanelled in 2016 for various categories of jobs at secondary and higher secondary schools in West Bengal, said lawyers associated with cases in the alleged bribe-for-job case. Those who lost jobs include secondary and higher secondary teachers as well as Group C and Group D …

Bengal School Recruitment Scam Case: Calcutta High Court To Deliver Verdict On Monday
11 months, 1 week ago

Bengal School Recruitment Scam Case: Calcutta High Court To Deliver Verdict On Monday

ABP News  

Kolkata, Apr 20 The Calcutta High Court will on Monday pronounce its judgement on petitions and appeals relating to alleged irregularities in the selection of candidates in West Bengal government- The CBI, which investigated the case on an order of the high court, arrested former state education minister Partha Chatterjee and some functionaries who held positions in the West Bengal …

Primary School Teacher Recruitment Scam | Calcutta High Court Holds Closed Door Hearing After CBI & ED File Reports On Progress Of Investigation
1 year, 2 months ago

Primary School Teacher Recruitment Scam | Calcutta High Court Holds Closed Door Hearing After CBI & ED File Reports On Progress Of Investigation

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court today held a closed-door hearing on the Primary Teacher's Recruitment/Cash for Jobs scam which is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Directorate of Enforcement.Yesterday, the CBI and ED filed their reports regarding the progress of the investigation before a single bench of Justice Amrita Sinha.Upon taking the reports on. The Calcutta High …

HC refuses to cancel arrest warrant against education secretary
1 year, 4 months ago

HC refuses to cancel arrest warrant against education secretary

Hindustan Times  

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has upheld the arrest warrants issued against the education secretary, Ranjit Singh Deol, and the deputy secretary, education, Santosh Gaikwad, for not complying with the court’s earlier order regarding payment of salaries to special teachers. HT Image The high court last year asked the government to pay the petitioners - one Chitra …

Calcutta HC issues guidelines for media coverage on West Bengal recruitment scam
1 year, 5 months ago

Calcutta HC issues guidelines for media coverage on West Bengal recruitment scam

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata, October 17 : The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued guidelines for media coverage on Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other similarly placed suspects in the recruitment scam. ED has also arrested former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, his alleged aide Arpita Mukherjee, TMC MLA and the ex-president of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education …

Calcutta HC Directs ED To Remove Officer Probing Bengal Teachers' Recruitment Scam Case
1 year, 6 months ago

Calcutta HC Directs ED To Remove Officer Probing Bengal Teachers' Recruitment Scam Case

ABP News  

The Calcutta High Court directed on Friday that Enforcement Directorate deputy director Mithilesh Kumar Mishra be removed from the central agency's team investigating the alleged primary teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal, news agency PTI reported. "The director, Enforcement Directorate, is directed to immediately assign the work entrusted to Mithilesh Kumar Mishra to some other competent officer," Justice Amrita Sinha …

Calcutta HC orders transfer of special CBI judge; summons state law minister
1 year, 6 months ago

Calcutta HC orders transfer of special CBI judge; summons state law minister

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Wednesday ordered the transfer of special Central Bureau of Investigation court judge Arpan Chattopadhyay by October 4 for intervening in a high court order in connection with the West Bengal teachers’ recruitment scam. Calcutta high court A single bench of justice Abhijit Gangopadhay observed that when the central agency probe in the matter was being …

Calcutta High Court shields Abhishek Banerjee from arrest in teacher job scam
1 year, 6 months ago

Calcutta High Court shields Abhishek Banerjee from arrest in teacher job scam

India Today  

In a big relief for Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the Calcutta High Court shielded Banerjee from Enforcement Directorate action in the West Bengal teachers’ recruitment scam. The Calcutta High Court, in an order, told the ED that no strong action can be taken against Abhishek Banerjee. The single bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh issued an order stating that no …

Himachal Pradesh High Court Orders Attachment Of State Education Secretary's Salary For Non-Compliance Of 2020 Order
1 year, 7 months ago

Himachal Pradesh High Court Orders Attachment Of State Education Secretary's Salary For Non-Compliance Of 2020 Order

Live Law  

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered the attachment of the salary of State's Education Secretary for failure to implement an order passed back in January 2020. The direction was passed while hearing an execution petition filed by one Neel Kamal Singh, who superannuated from a privately run educational institution that was taken over by the state government. The court …

School Jobs For Cash Scam: Supreme Court Stays HC Order Allowing CBI, ED Probe Against TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya
1 year, 7 months ago

School Jobs For Cash Scam: Supreme Court Stays HC Order Allowing CBI, ED Probe Against TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed two orders of the Calcutta High Court that had directed a fresh probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate against Trinamool Congress MLA Manik Bhattacharya, former director of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, in connection with the teacher's appointment scam.A Division Bench of Justice AS Bopanna. The Supreme …

SC Refuses To Interfere With CBI, ED Probe Against Abhishek Banerjee In Teacher Recruitment Scam
1 year, 8 months ago

SC Refuses To Interfere With CBI, ED Probe Against Abhishek Banerjee In Teacher Recruitment Scam

ABP News  

New Delhi, Jul 10 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the CBI and Enforcement Directorate probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in the alleged West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, saying it cannot stultify the investigation in the case. On May 26, the top court had stayed the imposition of Rs 25 lakh cost on Banerjee by the …

School Jobs For Cash Scam: Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta High Court Order For Fresh Selection Of 32,000 Teachers By August
1 year, 8 months ago

School Jobs For Cash Scam: Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta High Court Order For Fresh Selection Of 32,000 Teachers By August

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the interim order of the Calcutta High Court that directed the West Bengal Board of Primary Education to conduct fresh selection for 32,000 teacher posts before the end of August 2023.The division bench of J.K. Maheshwari and Justice K.V. The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the interim order of the Calcutta High …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Plea Against Calcutta HC Allowing CBI-ED Probe Against Him In Teacher Recruitment Scam
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Plea Against Calcutta HC Allowing CBI-ED Probe Against Him In Teacher Recruitment Scam

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a special leave petition filed by Trinamool Congress leader leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee against Calcutta High Court's order dismissing his plea to recall an order passed by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay which allowed the CBI and ED to interrogate him in the West Bengal School Job Scam case. Senior Advocate Dr.Abhishek Manu …

Calcutta high court: “Jobs are being sold like a commodity”
1 year, 10 months ago

Calcutta high court: “Jobs are being sold like a commodity”

Hindustan Times  

When the Calcutta high court last week cancelled the appointments of 32,000 primary school teachers recruited in 2016 by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education for allegedly violating recruitment norms, the single-judge bench observed that “jobs were sold like a commodity.” It was probably the highest number of jobs cancelled by any court in India in one go till …

Calcutta high court stays order to cancel appointment of 32,000 teachers
1 year, 10 months ago

Calcutta high court stays order to cancel appointment of 32,000 teachers

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Friday stayed a single bench order last week that cancelled the appointment of about 32,000 primary school teachers in West Bengal on gounds that they were appointed in violation of norms. The Calcutta high court told the West Bengal board of primary education to complete recruitment of teachers within three months “There shall be an …

CBI, ED can quiz Abhishek Banerjee in school recruitment scam: Calcutta HC
1 year, 10 months ago

CBI, ED can quiz Abhishek Banerjee in school recruitment scam: Calcutta HC

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Thursday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate to question Trinamool Congress MP and general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in the multi-crore bribe-for-job scam in West Bengal schools. Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee during his "Jono Sanjog Yatra" in Murshidabad, The single bench of justice Amrita Sinha dismissed a petition by …

Bengal Govt To Challenge Calcutta HC Order Cancelling Jobs Of 36,000 Teachers, Says Mamata
1 year, 10 months ago

Bengal Govt To Challenge Calcutta HC Order Cancelling Jobs Of 36,000 Teachers, Says Mamata

ABP News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday that the state government will challenge a Calcutta High Court order that terminated the employment of nearly 36,000 primary teachers in state- The CM also claimed that those teachers lost their jobs as a result of the ongoing agitation by state government employees demanding a rise in their DA to match …

West Bengal job scam case to be heard by Calcutta HC division bench after education board contests verdict
1 year, 10 months ago

West Bengal job scam case to be heard by Calcutta HC division bench after education board contests verdict

India Today  

The West Bengal Board of Primary Education on Monday challenged the Calcutta High Court's verdict in the West Bengal recruitment scam case, that cancelled the appointments of 36,000 high school teachers. The development came two days after the HC bench led by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay passed an order cancelling the appointments of 36,000 candidates for positions of primary teachers in …

Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal
1 year, 10 months ago

Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the cancellation of appointment of around 36,000 candidates who were untrained at the time of their recruitment as primary teachers in West Bengal government- Passing the order, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay observed that "corruption of this magnitude" was never known in the State of West Bengal. "The appointment of all 36,000 candidates who were …

Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal
1 year, 10 months ago

Calcutta HC orders cancellation of thousands of primary teachers' jobs in Bengal

India Today  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the cancellation of appointment of around 36,000 candidates who were untrained at the time of their recruitment as primary teachers in West Bengal government- Passing the order, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay observed that "corruption of this magnitude" was never known in the State of West Bengal. "The appointment of all 36,000 candidates who were …

Calcutta HC orders dismissal of 36,000 teachers, asks govt to make fresh appointments
1 year, 10 months ago

Calcutta HC orders dismissal of 36,000 teachers, asks govt to make fresh appointments

India Today  

Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court has ordered the dismissal of 36,000 primary school teachers who were appointed illegally at state- The court on Friday stated that these teachers are inexperienced and therefore not qualified to continue teaching in primary schools. The affected teachers will continue working for the next four months, during which time the state government …

‘Why can’t you cooperate’: Calcutta high court to TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Why can’t you cooperate’: Calcutta high court to TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Monday directed Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to cooperate with investigators looking into large-scale irregularities in the recruitment of teachers in West Bengal. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with her nephew and TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at a programme in Malda on May 4 “Why can’t you cooperate? The Calcutta high court …

SC vs Calcutta HC judge on Bengal teacher recruitment case: All you need to know
1 year, 11 months ago

SC vs Calcutta HC judge on Bengal teacher recruitment case: All you need to know

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed Calcutta High Court Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's order which had asked the SC secretary general to produce a transcript of his interview which the high court's Registrar General had used to block TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate. TIMELINE OF EVENTS April 13: The Calcutta High …

SC asks Calcutta HC chief justice to reassign Bengal teachers recruitment case to another judge
1 year, 11 months ago

SC asks Calcutta HC chief justice to reassign Bengal teachers recruitment case to another judge

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court to reassign the West Bengal teachers' recruitment case to another judge. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud took note of the report submitted by the Registrar General of the Calcutta HC over Justice Gangopadhyay's interview with a news channel wherein he spoke about …

Bengal job scam: Mamata urges HC not to cancel appointments
2 years ago

Bengal job scam: Mamata urges HC not to cancel appointments

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday appealed to the Calcutta high court — which has so far cancelled appointments of over 4,800 undeserving candidates in the alleged teachers’ recruitment scam — not to terminate services of people as they have families to look after. The high court has so far cancelled the appointments of 4,853 undeserving candidates who …

Recruitment scam: Bengal schools face staff crunch as bribe givers lose job
2 years ago

Recruitment scam: Bengal schools face staff crunch as bribe givers lose job

Hindustan Times  

Many state-run schools in West Bengal are facing staff crunch following the Calcutta high court order that sought termination of service of those who paid bribes for employment, education department officials said. Calcutta high court had directed the CBI to probe the appointment of non-teaching and teaching staff in recruitment case “The action has especially affected smaller schools where staff …

West Bengal job scam proceeds may have been used to finance movies: ED, CBI officials
2 years, 1 month ago

West Bengal job scam proceeds may have been used to finance movies: ED, CBI officials

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Investigations into three people involved in the West Bengal job fraud racket who were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation since July last year has shown that some of the proceeds of the crime may have been used to fund Bengali movies and music videos, officials of the two federal agencies said on condition of …

HC Asks CBI To Probe Why Recruitment Of Teachers In Bengal Was Outsourced To Private Firm
2 years, 1 month ago

HC Asks CBI To Probe Why Recruitment Of Teachers In Bengal Was Outsourced To Private Firm

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Calcutta High Court on Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to submit a report within 7 days explaining why confidential work of the West Bengal Primary Education Board, such as the recruitment of teachers, was outsourced to the private company, M/s. While hearing a petition alleging irregularities in the appointment of primary teachers in state government- …

Calcutta High Court asks CBI to find out why work related to teacher recruitment outsourced to private firm
2 years, 1 month ago

Calcutta High Court asks CBI to find out why work related to teacher recruitment outsourced to private firm

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a report before it within seven days on why confidential work of the West Bengal Primary Education Board related to the recruitment of teachers was outsourced to a private company. Hearing a petition in connection with alleged irregularities in the appointment of primary teachers in State government- …

Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part I]
2 years, 2 months ago

Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part I]

Live Law  

LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. NEET-PG| Service In Specialized Units Doesn't Amount To Serving In Rural/ Difficult Area To Qualify For 40% In-Service Quota Case Title: Tania Mukherjee & Ors v. State of West Bengal & Ors Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 36 The Calcutta High Court observed that service …

If Required, Will Summon Bengal Education Minister in Teachers' Scam: Calcutta HC
2 years, 3 months ago

If Required, Will Summon Bengal Education Minister in Teachers' Scam: Calcutta HC

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday said that, if necessary, it may summon West Bengal Education Minister, Bratya Basu to the court in relation to the decision on the termination of services of teachers illegally appointed in state-run schools, depriving eligible ones of consideration. A bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay even went to the extent of observing that finally the …

Article 14 | Temporary Employee Can Be Directed To Be Paid Wages Equal To Lowest Grade Regular Employee Discharging Same Duties: Punjab & Haryana HC
2 years, 3 months ago

Article 14 | Temporary Employee Can Be Directed To Be Paid Wages Equal To Lowest Grade Regular Employee Discharging Same Duties: Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law  

Punjab and Haryana High Court recently reiterated that apart from the claim of "equal pay for equal work" under Article 39 of the Constitution of India, the concept of equality will also apply to temporary employees and they can be directed to be paid wages equal to the salary at the lowest grade of a regular employee, discharging the same …

Cal HC Adjourns Hearing of School Edu Secy as SC Grants Stay in Recruitment Case
2 years, 4 months ago

Cal HC Adjourns Hearing of School Edu Secy as SC Grants Stay in Recruitment Case

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday adjourned hearing of the West Bengal School Education secretary, who was directed to appear before it to answer queries on matters related to recruitment in educational institutes after being informed by the state’s lawyer that the Supreme Court has granted a stay. A division bench on Thursday dismissed appeals by the state government and …

WBSSC Scam: Bengal Government Challenges Calcutta HC's Summon to State Education Secretary
2 years, 4 months ago

WBSSC Scam: Bengal Government Challenges Calcutta HC's Summon to State Education Secretary

News 18  

West Bengal government has challenged the decision of the Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench to summon the state education secretary, Manish Jain to be present at the court on Thursday in connection with the multi-crore teachers’ recruitment scam. The state government sent an email application to the office of the Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice on Wednesday night, requesting the …

Teacher recruitment scam: Calcutta high court rejigs CBI’s probe team
2 years, 4 months ago

Teacher recruitment scam: Calcutta high court rejigs CBI’s probe team

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court has added four officers and dropped two others from a Central Bureau of Investigation ’s team probing an alleged recruitment scam in government-run schools in West Bengal, saying it found the investigation was moving very slowly. The court also ordered that CBI’s deputy inspector general Akhilesh Singh be brought back to head the probe. In its …

WB school recruitment scam: ED grills ex-junior education minister Paresh Adhikary
2 years, 4 months ago

WB school recruitment scam: ED grills ex-junior education minister Paresh Adhikary

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned former West Bengal junior education minister Paresh Chandra Adhikary for around four hours in connection with the multi-crore school recruitment scam in the state. The Trinamool Congress legislator from Mekhliganj in north Bengal was dropped from the cabinet by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in August this year. Allegations surfaced that Ankita Adhikary, …

ED Grills Former Bengal Minister in Teacher Recruitment Scam
2 years, 4 months ago

ED Grills Former Bengal Minister in Teacher Recruitment Scam

News 18  

Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate on Monday interrogated former West Bengal minister Paresh Adhikari in connection with a teacher recruitment scam. The former minister of state for education is facing allegations of adopting illegal means to get her daughter Ankita appointed as a teacher in a state-run school in Cooch Behar district. The Calcutta High Court had earlier this year …

Bengal school jobs scam: Primary edu board ex-chief remanded in judicial custody till Oct 28
2 years, 5 months ago

Bengal school jobs scam: Primary edu board ex-chief remanded in judicial custody till Oct 28

India TV News  

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Bankshall court in Kolkata has rejected a bail petition of West Bengal Board of Primary Education's former president, Manik Bhattacharya, in a school jobs scam and remanded him in judicial custody till October 28 on the request of the Enforcement Directorate. Another central agency, the CBI, had initially registered a case against Bhattacharya, who is …

Former WB Board President Arrested by CBI in SSC Teacher Recruitment Scam
2 years, 6 months ago

Former WB Board President Arrested by CBI in SSC Teacher Recruitment Scam

News 18  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested the former president of the West Bengal Secondary Education Board Kalyanmoy Gangopadhyay in connection with the SSC recruitment scam. While some members at West Bengal Staff Selection Commission had allegedly illegally recommended appointments from expired panels and candidates outside the merit list, it was the members of the secondary education board who converted …

SSC Scam: More Trouble for Anubrata As Calcutta HC Summons Daughter Who Got Job ‘Without Qualifying TET’
2 years, 7 months ago

SSC Scam: More Trouble for Anubrata As Calcutta HC Summons Daughter Who Got Job ‘Without Qualifying TET’

News 18  

Trouble seems to be only mounting for Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal, who was arrested in cattle smuggling case, with his name now getting dragged into the West Bengal school recruitment scam. The Bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court directed on Wednesday that Mondal’s daughter, Sukanya, and his five relatives and close acquaintances be produced before …

Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee sent to 14-day judicial custody in Bengal recruitment scam case
2 years, 7 months ago

Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee sent to 14-day judicial custody in Bengal recruitment scam case

India Today  

A special PMLA court has sent former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his associate Arpita Mukherjee to 14-day judicial custody in connection with an Enforcement Directorate probe into the money trail in the School Service Commission appointments scam. Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee have been in ED remand since their arrest on July 23 over alleged illegal appointments of teaching …

Primary Teacher Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Orders Removal Of Chairman Of WB Board Of Primary Education
2 years, 9 months ago

Primary Teacher Recruitment Scam: Calcutta HC Orders Removal Of Chairman Of WB Board Of Primary Education

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday removed Trinamool MLA Manik Bhattacharya from the post of Chairman of the Board of Primary Education with immediate effect in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers in state government- The Calcutta High Court on Monday removed Trinamool MLA Manik Bhattacharya from the post of Chairman of the Board of Primary Education …

Calcutta HC asks CBI to probe 'illegal' appointments of primary teachers in Bengal schools
2 years, 9 months ago

Calcutta HC asks CBI to probe 'illegal' appointments of primary teachers in Bengal schools

Firstpost  

Justice Gangopadhyay directed the central agency to institute a case and start an investigation forthwith into the alleged illegal appointments to primary schools Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has directed the CBI to look into the appointments of 269 primary school teachers in West Bengal government- Passing the order, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Monday directed the primary education board secretary …

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