1 year, 10 months ago

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

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 will have the opportunity to make new appointments to fill these vacancies. Justice Gangopadhyay is currently hearing the school job scam case in Bengal, which has brought to light many irregularities in the appointment of teachers in primary schools. The ED and CBI have arrested former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee along with several top-rung education officials and senior TMC leaders as the two central agencies began probing the allegations of illegal appointments made in the state's schools in exchange of crores for rupees.

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1 week, 5 days ago

Kolkata Court Summons BJP Leader Arun Hazra in Teacher Recruitment Scam

Deccan Chronicle

The case pertains to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers in West Bengal government schools. TMC leaders claimed that the BJP, which has been vocal against corruption in West Bengal, now finds its own leaders under scrutiny. Legal experts suggest that if Hazra fails to appear in court within the given timeframe, authorities could issue a warrant against him. …

1 month ago

CBI names 'Abhishek Banerjee' in Bengal jobs scam, Trinamool Congress hits back

India Today

The Central Bureau of Investigation in its third chargesheet filed in connection with the West Bengal teachers' recruitment scam has named an "Abhishek Banerjee", who allegedly demanded Rs 15 crore for illegal appointments. The central agency only mentioned that when Sujay Krishna Bhadra, an associate of the Trinamool MP arrested in 2023 by the Enforcement Directorate over his involvement in …

1 month ago

Abhishek Banerjee Slams CBI Bribery Charges in Teachers’ Recruitment Scam

Deccan Chronicle

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's MP nephew Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday accused the CBI of “harassing” him after his name was apparently referred in its third supplementary chargesheet in the government school teachers’ recruitment scam. In the chargesheet submitted to a city court on February 21, the CBI stated, “There was a rift between Abhishek Banerjee and accused …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

WB school jobs row: SC reserves order on pleas against HC verdict invalidating appointments

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgement on petitions against the Calcutta High Court's April 22, 2024 decision invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in state-run and state-aided schools of West Bengal. The high court, citing irregularities such as OMR sheet tampering and rank-jumping, had invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in state-run …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Protesting teachers clash with police as Bengal Global Business Summit concludes

The Hindu

While the 8th Bengal Global Business Summit continued on Tuesday in Kolkata’s New Town, around 20 kilometres away in the central hub of the city, protestors clashed with police while agitating against the threat to jobs of teachers who were “wrongfully targeted” in the case surrounding the West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment scam. Last year, the Supreme Court stayed …

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 …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Disappointment takes over protesters after Supreme Court defers hearing on West Bengal ‘job scam’

The Hindu

After the Supreme Court of India deferred the hearing on alleged irregularities in teachers’ recruitment by the West Bengal School Service Commission on Tuesday to January 15, a wave of disappointment has taken over protesting job aspirants and job holders who had hoped for justice. There aren’t words to describe the disappointment we feel as the case keeps getting dragged …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas against invalidation of 25,753 jobs on January 15

The Hindu

The Supreme Court will hear pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court order invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in government and aided schools in West Bengal on January 15. On May 7 last year, the apex court granted major relief to teachers and non-teaching staff of West Bengal whose services were invalidated by the High Court on …

3 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta High Court Denies Bail To Former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, Four Others In Recruitment Scam Case

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has denied bail to former education minister Partha Chatterjee and four others, namely Subiresh Bhattacharjee, Kalyanmoy Gangopadhyay, Ashok Saha and Shanti Prasad Sinha in the infamous cash-for-jobs recruitment scam.Earlier a division bench had delivered a split verdict on the bail applications of the petitioners.On this occasion Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty denied. The Calcutta High Court has denied …

3 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata HC rejects bail pleas of Partha Chatterjee in school jobs case

Hindustan Times

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail petitions of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and four other ex-public servants in a CBI case over an alleged school jobs recruitment scam. Ex-West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee Besides Chatterjee, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty also rejected the bail prayers of former West Bengal School Service Commission chairman Subires Bhattacharya, …

3 months, 1 week ago

Bengal ex-minister Partha Chatterjee's bail plea in jobs scam case rejected

India Today

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and four others in the case of school jobs recruitment scam. A single judge bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty also rejected the bail plea of former West Bengal School Service Commission chairman Subires Bhattacharya, former state secondary education board president Kalyanmoy Ganguly, former …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal ex-min Partha Chatterjee granted future bail by SC in cash-for-job scam case, to be released on…

Live Mint

Supreme Court of India granted conditional future bail to former West Bengal Education minister and Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee in connection with a money laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam. The court stipulated that upon his release, Partha Chatterjee would not be allowed to hold any public office but could continue serving as an MLA for Behala West. …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

WB Teacher Recruitment Scam | Will See If Entire Selection Be Cancelled Or Identify Wrong Appointments, Says Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court today adjourned to next Thursday the batch of petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court's order which set aside the appointments in over 24,000 teaching and non-teaching posts in government schools. The State has argued that the High Court, instead of segregating the valid appointments from the invalid ones, has erroneously set aside the 2016 selection process entirely. …

4 months, 1 week ago

FIR against 3 MP teachers who didn’t go to school, hired pvt persons to teach

Hindustan Times

SAGAR: A first information report has been filed against two government school teachers and a cluster academic coordinator in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on charges that the teachers stayed away from school and hired private persons to teach students in their place, police said on Wednesday. Instructions have been issued to MP schools to put up photographs of the teachers …

4 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Bengal minister's bail on hold after High Court's split verdict in school jobs scam

India Today

Former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and four others did not get bail in the state School Service Commission recruitment scam case as the Calcutta High Court delivered a split verdict in the case. Chatterjee and the co-accused had filed bail pleas before the High Court and the matter was pending before a division bench of Justice Arijit Bandyopadhyay …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

"Children, Grandchildren All Have To Move Out Of State": Calcutta High Court On Plea Alleging Irregularities In B. Ed. Colleges

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court expressed exasperation over the numerous allegations of irregularities in public appointments and college admissions in West Bengal. The court was dealing with a public interest litigation alleging irregularities in the admission process to B.Ed. A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya observed: "Wonderful.school teacher recruitment was rigged, police constable recruitment was …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras HC forms Panel to monitor hiring of law college teachers

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered setting up of a three-member expert committee headed by retired judge Justice V Bharathidasan to monitor the recruitment of teaching faculties to government-run law colleges in the state. Senior advocate and Rajya Sabha Member P Wilson and retired IAS officer Mythili K Rajendran are the members of the committee which is entrusted …

6 months, 3 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 …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mayawati on teachers recruitment case: U.P. govt should ensure justice for reserved category

The Hindu

The Uttar Pradesh government should adopt an honest stand in the teachers recruitment case and ensure no injustice is done to reserved category candidates, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Her statement comes a day after the Supreme Court stayed an Allahabad High Court order which had asked the State government to prepare a fresh …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC verdict of releasing new merit list in 69,000 teachers recruitment case

India TV News

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Allahabad High Court's decision in UP's 69,000 teachers' recruitment case. The High Court had also said that if a reserved category candidate achieves merit equal to the general category, then his selection should be considered in the general category only. The High Court had also said that if a reserved category candidate achieves …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

UP News: Supreme Court To Hear Teacher Recruitment Case On 9 September | ABP News

ABP News

In Uttar Pradesh, candidates for the 69,000 teacher recruitment drive have been staging protests outside the residences of BJP's OBC leaders and coalition allies for the past four days. Prior to this, the candidates had also demonstrated outside the homes of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Union Minister Anupriya Patel, Yogi government's Minister Ashish Patel, and UP BJP Chief …

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 …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

UP teacher recruitment case: Allahabad High Court quashes merit list of 69,000 primary teachers | DETAILS

India TV News

In a significant ruling, the double bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday annulled the merit list for the recruitment of 69,000 primary teachers in Uttar Pradesh. Background of the matter The issue dates back to December 2018, when an Questions raised over recruitment process Based on this merit list, the recruitment of 69,000 teachers took place in Uttar …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC welcomes Supreme Court’s interim stay on the High Court’s order terminating 26,000 jobs in West Bengal

The Hindu

The Trinamool Congress leadership in West Bengal on Tuesday expressed happiness over the Supreme Court’s decision to grant an interim stay on the order of the Calcutta High Court terminating the jobs of about 26,000 teachers and non-teaching staff recruited for State-run schools. A section of teachers whose jobs were terminated started a hunger strike after the High Court order …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

News18 Evening Digest: SC Stays Calcultta HC's Order on Teacher's Recruitment, Kejriwal Interim Bail Plea and Other Top Stories

News 18

In today’s digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on the Supreme Court’s order on Bengal teacher’s recruitment scam, Arvind Kejriwal’s interim bail plea and other top stories. Teacher Recruitment Scam: SC Stays Calcutta HC Order Cancelling Over 25k Jobs, Allows CBI To Continue Probe The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Calcutta High Court’s April 22 order invalidating the …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘People will lose faith’: CJI Chandrachud raps Bengal govt over recruitment scam

Hindustan Times

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday came down heavily on the West Bengal government over the teachers recruitment scam, saying people would lose faith in the system. Justice Chandrachud dubbed the alleged scam as a “systemic fraud” and said that state government authorities were duty-bound to maintain the digitised records pertaining to the appointment of 25,753 teachers and …

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 …

11 months ago

Supreme Court pauses CBI probe against Bengal officials in jobs scam

India Today

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a CBI probe against West Bengal government officials in the teachers' recruitment scam case, providing relief to the Mamata Banerjee government. The government approached the top court after the Calcutta High Court cancelled the appointments of 24,000 teachers and non-teaching staff in state-run and aided schools, calling the recruitment process illegal. On April 26, …

11 months ago

HC order on school jobs termination emerges a key poll issue in West Bengal

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Monday is likely to hear the special leave petition of the West Bengal government challenging the Calcutta High Court order on termination of jobs of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in State government- These appointments were made through the State Level Selection Test 2016 and the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on April 22 …

11 months ago

'Future at Stake': Teachers on Losing Jobs After Calcutta HC Order in SSC Scam

The Quint

In 2016, nearly 23 lakh candidates had appeared for the state-level selection Test for 24,640 vacant teacher positions in West Bengal. In 2021, former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, directed to the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct a probe into the allegations. While passing its order on 22 April, the high court said: "We have given anxious consideration to …

11 months, 1 week ago

W.B. Govt moves SC against HC order cancelling appointment of over 25,700 teachers

The Hindu

The West Bengal government on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court order terminating the appointment of nearly 24,000 teaching and non-teaching staff in State-run and aided schools across the State. The State government said the High Court acted in an erroneous manner by mechanically cancelling all the appointments without segregating and examining the merits of each …

11 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Govt Approaches Supreme Court Against HC Setting Aside Nearly 24K Teaching, Non-Teaching Appointments By SSC In 2016

Live Law

In a notable development, the State of West Bengal has filed a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court's order invalidating almost 24,000 teaching and non-teaching jobs that were filled as a result of the 2016 SSC Recruitment process. The State has argued that the High Court, instead of segregating the valid appointments from the …

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 …

11 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee spar over West Bengal jobs termination

The Hindu

A day after Calcutta High Court terminated about 25,753 jobs of teachers and non-teaching staff in State-run schools on account of illegality in the appointment, Union Home Minister Amit Shah raised the issue during the election campaign in West Bengal. Speaking at a public meeting at Karandighi in Uttar Dinajpur, the Home Minister said that the Calcutta High Court suspended …

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 …

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 …

11 months, 1 week ago

[Cash For Jobs Scam] Calcutta High Court Cancels 2016 SSC Teachers' Recruitment Panel, Almost 24,000 Jobs Affected

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Monday cancelled the 2016 job panel for SSC teachers' recruitment for classes 9-12. The Court cancelled the panel created by the West Bengal School Service Commission upon finding that the recruitment had taken place illegally as a result of the infamous cash-for-jobs scam.A division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Shabbar Rashidi have passed the …

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 …

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 …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta HC pulls Bengal Chief Secretary for delay in granting prosecution sanction in school job scam

Op India

On Tuesday, the Calcutta HC pulled up West Bengal Chief Secretary BP Gopalika over the delay in sanctioning prosecution in the ‘cash for jobs’ scam. The court rapped the Chief Secretary asking, “Is there any ‘level playing field’ for prosecution agencies in West Bengal?” The division bench comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Gaurang Kanth is jointly hearing the bail prayers …

1 year ago

Why a high court judge decided to join a political party

Hindustan Times

On May 5, 2022, a judge in the Calcutta high court heard a petition within hours of its filing. In May 2022, Calcutta high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay ordered the CBI to probe the appointment of non-teaching staff and teaching staff by the West Bengal School Service Commission and West Bengal Board of Secondary Education between 2014 and 2021. The …

1 year ago

Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay Resigns After Announcing His Plan To Join Politics

Live Law

Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay has sent his letter of resignation by post to President Droupadi Murmu, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam. Early last year, the Calcutta High Court judge was criticised by the Supreme Court for giving an interview to a local Bengali news channel regarding the infamous cash-for-jobs …

1 year, 2 months ago

SC transfers to itself from Calcutta HC pleas related caste certificate scam in MBBS admissions

India TV News

SC transfers to itself from Calcutta HC pleas related caste certificate scam in MBBS admissions Earlier, the top court had taken suo moto cognisance of an order passed by a single bench of the Calcutta High Court that was termed as illegal and ignored an order of the division bench in a case of alleged irregularities in the admission of …

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 …

1 year, 4 months ago

All-Time High Unemployment Due To Hurdles Created By ‘Petty Technicalities’ & Misuse Of Discretionary Powers: Calcutta HC

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has recently observed that the lack of efficient mechanisms in providing employment to youth, has led to a large percentage of the country’s population being unemployed. Court was dealing with challenges against the action of the Additional District Inspector of Schools, Purba Medinapur in the recruitment process to hire one clerk and two laboratory attendants, being …

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 …

1 year, 5 months ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 9 To October 15, 2023

Live Law

NOMINAL INDEX State of WB v Sudipta Ghosh 2023 LiveLaw 312 Shantibala Naskar Vs. State of West Bengal and others 2023 LiveLaw 313 Srimanta Malik & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw 317 Suvendu Adhikari v Rajiva Sinha State Election Commissioner & connected applications 2023 LiveLaw 318 Review Of Judgement Cannot Be “Cloaked Appeal,” Must Be Within Contours Of Order 47 Rule 1 …

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 …

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 …

1 year, 6 months ago

Cash-For-Jobs Scam: Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash ECIR Against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, But Orders ED To Not Take Coercive Steps

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Enforcement Directorate to not initiate any coercive action against TMC leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee pursuant to ECIR II/19/2022 filed by the ED, accusing him in the ‘Teacher-recruitment scam.’ However, it refused to the quash the ECIR itself. Petitioner’s argued that the Supreme Court in an SLP had given the petitioners liberty …

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