‘Innovating at pleasure’: Calcutta HC quashes order to scrap 32,000 teacher appointments; court says only 360 cases had irregularities

The Calcutta High Court division bench upheld the recruitment of 32,000 primary teachers, overturning a single-judge order that had cancelled the appointments. The bench found no evidence of systemic corruption involving the appointed candidates, stating the CBI investigation did not implicate them. The court emphasized the potential hardship for teachers who have served for nearly nine years.