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Calcutta High Court admits challenges to West Bengal’s new teacher recruitment rules and stipend scheme

Petitioners argue that allocating marks for prior teaching experience, along with interim stipends for non-teaching staff, exceeds the Supreme Court’s mandate

High Court admits plea challenging SSC recruitment notification; hearing scheduled for June 5
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The Calcutta high court.
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Overview

  • The Supreme Court annulled 25,753 appointments from the 2016 WBSSC recruitment, directing a fresh hiring drive by May 31, and WBSSC issued a notification on May 30 for 35,726 teacher posts.
  • On June 3, a vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court granted permission to file petitions against the revised recruitment rules, focusing on the introduction of 10-mark slots for teaching experience and lecture demonstrations.
  • Applicants claim the new weightage—cutting academic qualification marks to 10, boosting written exam weight to 60, and altering age-relaxation provisions—violates the Supreme Court’s directives and disadvantages fresh candidates.
  • A separate petition challenges the state’s interim stipend scheme for non-teaching Group-C and D staff who lost their jobs, with the High Court scheduling its first hearing for June 9.
  • The West Bengal government and WBSSC have filed a review petition in the Supreme Court seeking modifications to the April 3 order, keeping the recruitment process and affected staff status under judicial scrutiny.