Overview

• The Calcutta High Court has assigned the appeals to a new division bench led by Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Partha Sarathi Chatterjee.
• The case concerns the termination of approximately 32,000 primary teacher jobs over training deficiencies during their 2016 recruitment by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education.
• Justice Soumen Sen recused himself from the case earlier this month, citing personal reasons, leading to the reassignment by Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam.
• The Supreme Court recently upheld the annulment of 25,753 Group C and D appointments in a related recruitment scandal involving the West Bengal School Service Commission.
• The upcoming April 28 hearing marks the first session for this case under the newly assigned bench, with significant implications for affected teachers and state recruitment practices.