TET Wrong Question Case: High Court’s Strict Order to Submit Report by October 31st, Will the Deadlock for Job Aspirants Be Resolved?

TET Wrong Question Case: The Calcutta High Court’s Division Bench has issued a significant directive in the hearing of the TET 2022 wrong question case. The bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty has strictly instructed the West Bengal Board of Primary Education to submit the expert committee’s report by the 31st of October. This order has brought new momentum to the long-pending case, sparking hope among job aspirants.

Today, the hearing for this case took place in Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty’s division bench. Senior Advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya appeared on behalf of the petitioners. The central issue of the hearing was the delay in the submission of the expert committee’s report.

Key Points of the Hearing

At the beginning of the hearing, Advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya drew the court’s attention to the fact that an additional expert committee was formed to resolve issues related to questions in English and Mathematics. As per an order dated July 11, 2025, the committee was supposed to submit its report within three weeks. However, despite the long delay, the report has not been submitted, leaving the petitioners in a state of extreme uncertainty.

Board’s Counsel’s Argument:

On the other hand, the Board’s counsel, Advocate Subir Sanyal, stated that the expert committee’s report is ready. However, he argued that they wished to submit the report to the Single Bench instead of the Division Bench, terming it a “disposed matter.” He referred to an order from August 23rd, stating that the issue initially concerned 7 pedagogy questions, and an additional committee was requested because the then-experts were unwilling to make a decision on pedagogy.

Division Bench’s Firm Stance and Directive

After hearing arguments from both sides, the Justice made it clear that since the Division Bench had constituted the expert committee, the report must be submitted to the Division Bench. The Justice stated, “The Division Bench can certainly ask for the report… We want to see the report, then the trial court will take the next decision.”

During the arguments, another senior advocate for the petitioners highlighted that due to the non-submission of this report, the petitioners are unable to participate in the 2025 recruitment process even though the notification has been issued.

The Final Order:

Initially, the Justice suggested submitting the report the very next day. However, Advocate Ratul Biswas, on behalf of the Board, cited the Chhath Puja holiday as a reason for their inability to do so. After consideration, the Division Bench scheduled the case to be mentioned again on October 31st, as the first matter, and explicitly ordered that the report must be submitted by that date. According to observers, the Justice issued this strict directive to prevent further delays that could arise if the matter were sent back to the Single Bench.