Archive · 13 Jun 2025
Bengal Advocate-General Challenges Teacher Panel Cancellation
A lawyer is arguing in court about a decision to cancel the hiring of 36,000 teachers.
The court decided to cancel the hiring because they thought the new teachers didn't take a special test.
The lawyer says the court was wrong because only a few people complained and the tests were actually done.
If the court keeps its decision, a lot of teachers might lose their jobs, which could cause problems in the schools.
Advocate-general argues against the cancellation of a primary schoolteacher recruitment panel.
The court had scrapped the panel based on alleged lack of aptitude tests.
The advocate-general stated only 143 candidates moved the court.
36,000 primary schoolteachers' jobs are in limbo if the panel is terminated.
The court will now consider submissions before delivering a verdict.
- Who
- Advocate-General Kishore Datta and Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay
- What
- The Advocate-General is challenging the cancellation of a teacher recruitment panel.
- When
- The Advocate-General made the submission on Thursday.
- Where
- Bengal High Court
- Why
- To challenge the court's decision to scrap the primary schoolteacher recruitment panel.
Challenging Panel Cancellation
Defending Panel Cancellation
Aptitude Test Validity
Challenging Panel Cancellation
Aptitude tests were not conducted and the panel was scrapped.
Defending Panel Cancellation
The aptitude tests were conducted; cancellation was incorrect.
- Court
- Bengal High Court
- Subject
- Primary Schoolteacher Recruitment
- Panel Size
- 36,000
- Test in Question
- Aptitude tests
- Candidates Appeared in TET
- 25 lakh (approx.) in 2014
