Archive · 21 Jun 2025
Calcutta High Court Halts Stipends to Sacked Staff
The Calcutta High Court has stopped the West Bengal government from giving money to non-teaching staff who lost their jobs.
This is because of a court case that found problems with how they were hired in 2016.
The court said the hiring process was unfair and based on fraud.
The High Court believes the government shouldn't give money to people who benefited from something dishonest and instructed the state government to provide its response to the case.
Calcutta High Court halted West Bengal government's stipend payments.
The ruling regards stipends for sacked non-teaching staff from 2016.
Supreme Court found irregularities in the 2016 recruitment.
Court cited fraud in the appointments as the reason for the halt.
The court ordered the state to submit a counter-affidavit.
- Who
- Calcutta High Court and the West Bengal government.
- What
- The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to cease stipend payments to sacked non-teaching staff.
- When
- The High Court issued the direction on Friday.
- Where
- Calcutta, West Bengal.
- Why
- Because the Supreme Court found the appointments were fraudulent.
Court
Government
Financial Aid
Court
Believes the state is undermining the Supreme Court's decision
Government
Supports providing allowances to the affected staff
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Subject
- Interim Stay on Stipend Payments
- Staff Type
- Non-teaching Staff
- Recruitment Year
- 2016
- Reason for Sacking
- Recruitment Irregularities
Sources
Calcutta HC Bars WB Govt To Pay Ex Gratia To SSC Job Losers
WBSSC job case: HC interim stay on govt stipend for non-teaching staff
Trinamool Congress: Identify those who opposed allowance, as Calcutta high court halts relief for sacked staff