Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Teachers Seek Old Jobs After Supreme Court Ruling, New Tests Set
Some teachers in government schools lost their jobs because of a court order.
The court said teachers who had other government jobs before could apply to get those jobs back.
About 2,000 teachers applied.
They are hoping to go back to the jobs they had before they started teaching in the secondary and higher secondary schools.
The education department is checking their applications.
The teachers need to take new tests in September.
If they fail, they won't be able to teach in the secondary and higher secondary schools starting next year.
Around 2,000 terminated teachers applied to the state education department for reinstatement.
The Supreme Court allowed previously employed government workers, 'not specifically found tainted', to return to their original posts.
The court order stated these teachers would be entitled to increments.
Fresh State-Level Selection Tests are scheduled for early September.
If teachers do not clear the tests, they will lose their secondary and higher secondary jobs from January 1, 2025.
- Who
- Dismissed secondary and higher secondary teachers who previously worked in government roles are seeking reinstatement.
- What
- Approximately 2,000 terminated teachers are seeking reinstatement in their previous government jobs.
- When
- Applications were submitted by Wednesday evening, with fresh tests scheduled for early September.
- Where
- The applications were submitted to the state education department.
- Why
- The Supreme Court's order allowed teachers, 'not specifically found tainted', to reapply for their previous jobs.
Applicants for Reinstatement
Education Department
Reinstatement Process
Applicants for Reinstatement
The teachers seek to reclaim their former positions, and, with the aid of the court order, believe that their right is supported.
Education Department
The education department must carry out the necessary steps before making a final decision on the applicants.
- Teachers Seeking Reinstatement
- Around 2,000
- Original Job Positions
- Primary schoolteachers, etc.
- Source of Reinstatement Opportunity
- Supreme Court Order
- Test Date
- Early September
- Total Terminated Staff
- 25,753