WBBSE appeals to SC for permission for ‘non-tainted’ teachers to continue jobs — ‘until end of academic year, or when fresh appointments are made’
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) Monday appealed to the Supreme Court to allow teachers “not found to be tainted” to continue services until the end of the academic year “or until the process of fresh appointments is concluded, whichever is earlier”.
On April 3, the SC nullified over 25,000 school jobs in West Bengal, while upholding a Calcutta High Court Order on an alleged school jobs scam case which is being probed by the CBI. The apex court termed the 2016 School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment process as “vitiated and tainted by fraud”.
The WBBSE stated in the appeal, “The applicant has under its supervision 9,487 high schools, of which 6,952 have higher secondary sections (Class XI and XII), catering to over 78.6 lakh students. The Applicant Board also overse...