The Calcutta High Court stayed the order to cancel the jobs of 32,000 teachers.

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The Calcutta High Court stayed the single bench order canceling the jobs of 32,000 teachers in West Bengal. The ban will continue till the end of September or until further orders.

It may be noted that a single bench of the Calcutta High Court had on May 12 ordered the cancellation of 32,000 teachers who had failed their training after being recruited as primary teachers through a selection process based on the Teacher Eligibility Test in 2016. Not complete. Tate) 2014.

A bench of Justice Subrata Talukdar and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya said the Calcutta High Court stayed the single bench order canceling the jobs of 32,000 teachers in West Bengal. The ban will continue till the end of September or until further orders.

Hearing an appeal filed by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education and the affected teachers, a bench comprising Justice Subrata Talukdar and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya observed that the decision to terminate the employment without giving meaningful right of defense to the affected parties required prima facie intervention. .

It may be noted that the Division Bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay ordered cancellation of the appointment. On 12 May, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay ordered the cancellation of 32,000 jobs and directed to start the recruitment process of teachers afresh.