32000 Teacher Case: If the board does not cooperate, it will be like the 26000 case! Mega hearing in High Court today

32000 Teacher Case: The hearing of the case regarding the cancellation of jobs of 32,000 primary teachers is scheduled to take place today, July 14, at the Calcutta High Court. The hearing will be held in the division bench of Hon’ble Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Ritabrata Kumar Mitra. The case is listed for hearing at 2 pm in Court No. 11. This case will not only determine the future of 32,000 teachers but will also have a profound impact on the state’s education system.

Background of the case

These 32,000 teachers were recruited in 2016 on the basis of the 2014 TET examination. But later, allegations of corruption arose in this recruitment process. Multiple petitioners alleged that the recruitment was done without conducting an aptitude test and without following the reservation policy. Based on these allegations, the then Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Abhijit Gangopadhyay, ordered the cancellation of the jobs of these 32,000 teachers.

Importance of today’s hearing

Today’s hearing is very important because the court can reach a final decision in this case. According to various sources, the court may consider applying the 2009 recruitment model in this case. In that model, candidates with lower scores also got jobs. If that model is followed, there is a possibility that the jobs of 32,000 teachers will not be cancelled. The petitioners’ lawyers are also not in favor of canceling everyone’s job. Their main goal is to ensure that the deserving applicants get the jobs. Senior advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya has also argued in favor of jobs for the deserving applicants.

Some important information

• RTI (RTI) controversy: A controversy has also arisen over the RTI application filed to know the information related to the recruitment. The board has instructed the District Primary School Councils (DPSC) not to give confidential information related to recruitment to anyone without a court order.
• Role of the court: The final decision-making power rests only with the court. The applicant or their lawyers cannot influence this process. The main objective of the court is to find a permanent solution to this case, so that there is no need to appeal to the Supreme Court again.
• Role of the board: It is very important for the board to accept the court’s decision. In the previous case of 26,000 job cancellations, the whole process had become more complicated due to the non-cooperation of the board.

Thousands of job aspirants and their families in the state are looking forward to today’s hearing. The court’s decision will determine their future. The verdict in this case could open a new horizon in the field of education in the state.