Big Breaking: The verdict in the primary recruitment case involving 32,000 appointments has finally been announced. What has the Calcutta High Court ordered?
Due to recruitment corruption, the court had earlier cancelled the entire 2016 SSC panel. Even in the case of those who took the primary recruitment exam in 2014 and got jobs, multiple allegations of corruption had surfaced. Former Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay had ordered the cancellation of 32,000 such appointments.
Later, challenging that order, the Board approached the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court. The hearing continued for a long period. Finally, the verdict was delivered today. There was widespread anxiety about whether the same fate as the 2016 SSC panel would be repeated—where everyone lost their jobs. However, keeping in mind the potential adverse impact on the families of those currently employed, and prioritizing humanitarian considerations, the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court has set aside former Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay’s order cancelling 32,000 appointments.
The biggest breaking news at this moment in the primary recruitment case is that the Division Bench has delivered its ruling on the order issued by former Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to cancel 32,000 jobs. The verdict was given by the Division Bench comprising Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Ritabrata Kumar Mitra. The Bench has overturned the earlier cancellation order. They clarified that although the corruption investigation will continue, its consequences should not impact those who are currently in service. The court noted that if someone loses their job after working for nine long years, it could severely affect their family. Therefore, the order cancelling 32,000 jobs has been dismissed, and all 32,000 appointments have been upheld. This has brought significant relief to the teachers who had been living in uncertainty for so long.
Experts point out that after the 2014 primary recruitment exam, many who secured jobs were accused of having obtained them through corrupt means. The entire matter reached the Calcutta High Court, following which former Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay issued the order to cancel the jobs of 32,000 teachers. The Board challenged this decision before the Division Bench. Naturally, today’s verdict was highly anticipated. Many were wondering whether Justice Gangopadhyay’s earlier order would be upheld. But no — after reviewing the matter from a humanitarian standpoint, the Division Bench set aside the job-cancellation order and upheld all 32,000 appointments.
