The Calcutta High Court has quashed the single bench verdict on cancellation of 32,000 teachers appointments earlier today, December 3. Earlier the single bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay ordered the cancellation of the primary teachers (TET) appointment in 2023.
The hearing of the alleged irregularities in WB TET appointment of 32,000 teachers was concluded on November 12 in the division bench of Justice Tapobrata Chakraborty and Ritabratakumar. The Calcutta HC bench will announce the verdict on the TET appointment case today at 2 pm.
WBTET was earlier held in 2014 and around 1.25 lakh candidates had passed the TET exam. The recruitment process began in 2016 and 42,949 were provided jobs. It was alleged that out of 42,949 TET appointment, 32,000 were allegedly employed without proper interviews and untrained, among other irregularities.