ON APRIL 17, the Supreme Court allowed the untainted candidates who were selected for the post of Assistant Teachers for Classes IX to XII in the West Bengal School Service Commission, to continue in service until the fresh recruitment process is completed. However, the Court declined to grant the same relief to Group C and D candidates.
The order was passed in a miscellaneous application filed by the West Bengal government in State of West Bengal v. Baishakhi Bhattacharyya, where the entire selection process of the West Bengal School Service Commission (‘WBSSC’) was found to have suffered through irregularities and corruption. West Bengal had prayed for the untainted candidates to be allowed to continue in service till the end of the academic year or till the fresh recruitment process to such posts was concluded, whichever is earlier.
The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar has given a deadline till May 31, 2025, to the State to publish the advertisements for the fresh recruitment process and has directed them to complete the recruitment process by December 31, 2025, including the conducting of exams.
The bench has also directed the West Bengal government and the SSC to file an affidavit before the deadline date, producing the advertisement and warned that in case any infirmity is found therein, the present order will be vacated.
