SSC issues appointment notification for 79 teachers after contempt proceedings in Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Nov 9 (UNI) The West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) has issued a formal notification for the reinstatement of 79 teachers who lost their jobs despite being eligible candidates in the 2016 recruitment process, following mounting pressure from the Calcutta High Court in a contempt of court case. The decision comes after the commission failed to comply within the stipulated time with an earlier court order directing it to consider the teachers for counselling for upper primary posts. The latest notification is expected to bring relief to the 79 teachers, who had been fighting a prolonged legal battle to…