Overview

• The West Bengal government has sent lists of 15,400 teachers deemed 'not specifically tainted' to district inspectors, enabling their return to schools with salaries until December 31, 2025.
• Protests outside the West Bengal School Service Commission office have significantly thinned as many teachers resume duties, though some discrepancies in the segregated lists remain a point of contention.
• The Calcutta High Court is hearing contempt petitions against the state government and WBSSC for alleged non-compliance with Supreme Court directives, including the failure to upload OMR sheets.
• WBSSC Chairman Siddhartha Majumdar, released after 40 hours of confinement by protesters, attended court proceedings, with the sit-in continuing in a reduced capacity.
• The state plans to file a Supreme Court review petition while preparing for a fresh teacher recruitment process to be completed by the year-end.