Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday declared all appointments null and void in the selection of candidates in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided secondary and higher secondary schools through a 2016 recruitment process.
The court has ordered the School Service Commission (SSC) to conduct fresh recruitments.
The court further ordered that those who were recruited illegally will have to return their salary within six weeks.
All appointments by the SSC in the categories of teachers of classes 9, 10, 11 and 12 and group-C and D staffers through the State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) where irregularities were found have also been declared null and void.
The Calcutta HC has also instructed the administration to take action on fresh appointments in the next 15 days.
One exception in the matter has been mentioned by the court in the case of Soma Das, a cancer victim. The court ruled that Das' job will remain safe. (with ANI inputs)
