Primary TET Corruption: 32000 Case Update: Will TET Corruption Have an Impact?

Primary TET Corruption: The hearing of the 32,000 job cancellation case is ongoing in the Calcutta High Court, where the corruption in the 2014 Primary TET examination and its impact are being discussed. This case will determine the future of thousands of teachers in West Bengal. A detailed discussion on the latest situation and possible outcomes of the case is provided below.

Current Status of the Case

The case regarding the cancellation of jobs for 32,000 untrained teachers has been pending in the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court for a long time. In this case, lawyers from the Primary Education Board and the affected teachers have presented their arguments. Currently, the main petitioners in the case are presenting their arguments, and the hearing is nearing its end.

Key Issues Raised in the Hearing

During the hearing, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty repeatedly questioned how exactly the corruption occurred in the 32,000 recruitment process and how the employed teachers were involved. In response, the petitioners’ lawyers raised the issue of corruption in the 2014 TET exam. According to them, widespread corruption took place under the leadership of the then board president, Manik Bhattacharya, and many were passed in the TET in exchange for money.

TET Corruption vs. Recruitment Process

However, the judge has clarified an important point: corruption in the TET exam and corruption in the recruitment process are not the same thing. The TET exam and the recruitment process are two different matters. Corruption in the TET exam does not directly prove corruption in the recruitment process. According to the CBI report, there were irregularities and corruption in the 2014 TET exam, but no direct evidence of corruption in the 32,000 recruitment process has been presented so far.

Arguments of the Lawyers

• Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya: The petitioner’s lawyer, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, has claimed that the corruption started with the 2014 TET exam and that it is institutional corruption. He has demanded the cancellation of the entire recruitment process.
• Other Lawyers: The lawyers for the affected teachers have argued that the TET exam corruption should not be conflated with the recruitment process. According to them, it would not be right to make the future of those who got their jobs honestly uncertain.

Potential Future of the Case

According to the judge’s observations, the possibility of canceling the entire recruitment process due to the TET exam corruption is low. This is because the weightage of TET exam scores in the recruitment process is only 5 marks. Therefore, the TET corruption may not have a direct impact on the 32,000 jobs. There is a possibility that the jobs of those who were employed honestly will be retained. On the other hand, action may be taken against those involved in corruption.

More new information may emerge in the next hearing of this case. However, based on the current situation, the likelihood of the 32,000 teachers’ jobs being canceled is low.