Calcutta HC order on Bengal teacher recruitment 'illegal', will challenge it: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Times of India | 22 April 2024
RAIGANJ/KOLKATA: The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, has declared the Calcutta High Court's decision to cancel all appointments made through the 2016 teacher recruitment test as 'illegal'. She made this statement while speaking at an election rally in Raiganj, North Bengal, and pledged to challenge the verdict in a higher court. Banerjee also accused some BJP leaders of influencing certain members of the judiciary and their judgments.
"The court verdict cancelling all recruitments is illegal.We stand by those who lost jobs. We will ensure you get justice, and challenge the order in a higher court," she said.
The Calcutta High Court's ruling on Monday declared the entire recruitment process of the State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) for appointments in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools as "null and void", effectively cancelling all appointments made through this process.