32000 Teacher: All Eyes on Calcutta High Court for Today’s Landmark Hearing

32000 Teacher Job: The final hearing in the case of the cancellation of 32,000 primary teachers’ jobs is set to take place today in the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court. The Division Bench, comprising Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Ritobrata Kumar Mitra, will hear this landmark case today, which will determine the future of thousands of job aspirants in West Bengal. The jobs of these teachers were cancelled due to massive irregularities in the 2017 recruitment process, and all eyes are now on the court’s verdict.

Current Status of the Case

Today, on August 21, 2025, the hearing for this long-awaited case will begin. The hearing will be held in Court Number 11 of the Calcutta High Court today after 2 PM. The case is listed as ‘Assignment Matters’ with serial number 25. The main case is MAT 873 of 2023, with the West Bengal Board of Primary Education as the petitioner and Priyanka Naskar as the respondent.

Key Aspects of the Hearing

There are 105 connected applications (CAN files) associated with this case, making it even more complex. Through these applications, the affected teachers and new job aspirants have presented their arguments. The following points will be particularly noteworthy in today’s hearing:

• Arguments of Affected Teachers: The lawyers for the teachers who lost their jobs have already concluded their arguments. They have primarily argued in favor of the validity of the recruitment process and their appointments.
• Arguments of Aggrieved Job Aspirants: Starting today, the lawyers for the deprived job aspirants, such as Bikash Babu, Soum Majumdar, and Tarun Jyoti, will present their arguments. They will allege corruption in the recruitment process and try to demonstrate with evidence how deserving candidates were deprived.
• Board’s Statement: After hearing arguments from both sides, the lawyers for the Primary Education Board will present their statement and answer any questions from the justices.

What is the Future of the Case?

According to legal experts, this case is moving towards its final resolution. The arguments from the aggrieved aspirants may take about two to three hearing days, and the board’s response and other procedures will require a few more days. Overall, the case is likely to be resolved within the next five to six hearing days. However, due to the gaps between hearing dates, the possibility of a final verdict before the Puja holidays is considered low.

Today’s hearing will have a significant impact on West Bengal’s education system. While the future of 32,000 teachers is at stake on one hand, thousands of eligible job seekers are waiting with hope on the other. It remains to be seen what the court will decide and when this long wait will finally end.