Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Bengal Teachers Continue Protest for Reinstatement
Teachers in West Bengal who lost their jobs due to a court ruling are protesting.
The Supreme Court invalidated their appointments after a 2016 exam.
Around 1,000 teachers are demanding their jobs back and a meeting with the Education Minister.
They are also asking the government to take legal steps to reinstate them.
The teachers want the government to include their views in a special review petition.
Some teachers have been served notices by the police related to clashes.
The area around the Education Department had clashes between teachers and police.
Teachers are protesting for the fourth day outside the West Bengal Education Department headquarters.
The protest involves teachers whose appointments were invalidated by the Supreme Court.
Protesters are demanding their reinstatement and a meeting with the Education Minister.
Some teachers received notices to appear before police in connection to clashes.
Clashes between teachers and police occurred at the Education Department headquarters.
- Who
- Teachers who lost their jobs
- What
- Protesting to regain their jobs after the Supreme Court invalidated their appointments.
- When
- Protesting for the fourth consecutive day, May 18th.
- Where
- West Bengal Education Department headquarters in Salt Lake
- Why
- Due to the Supreme Court's ruling on recruitment process being 'vitiated and tainted'.
- Protest Location
- West Bengal Education Department headquarters, Salt Lake
- Protest Duration
- 4th consecutive day
- Cause of Protest
- Invalidated job appointments
- Number of Protesters
- Around 1,000
- Demands
- Reinstatement and meeting with Education Minister
- SSC Exam
- 2016
- Court Verdict
- Appointments were termed as "vitiated and tainted"