Overview

• Justice Saugata Bhattacharya questioned why the May 30 recruitment notification does not bar candidates previously deemed “tainted” under Supreme Court orders.
• The high court flagged new weightage criteria that diverge from the 2016 exam rules the Supreme Court had mandated for the fresh hiring process.
• Hearings have been adjourned pending the state government’s clarification of the notification’s provisions.
• Online applications for the fresh teacher recruitment will remain open through July 14 ahead of exams scheduled for September.
• Annulled teachers have rallied and marched to demand a pause in the recruitment drive and the release of their OMR answer sheets.