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**SSC Scam Fallout: Sacked Teachers Hope for Respite in Upper Primary Vacancies**

**Kolkata:** The fallout from the Supreme Court’s cancellation of the 2016 SSC panel continues to reverberate, with the Kolkata High Court now examining the possibility of offering relief to the 26,000 teachers who lost their jobs. The court has demanded a report from the School Service Commission (SSC) regarding vacancies in Upper Primary positions, specifically questioning why teachers dismissed from their নবম-দশম (9th-10th grade) jobs due to the scam cannot be considered for these open roles.

The situation arose after a teacher, who previously had the opportunity to attend counseling for a Physical Education/Work Education position in Upper Primary but declined in favor of a নবম-দশম grade teaching job, petitioned the High Court. Now jobless due to the Supreme Court order, he is seeking a second chance at the Upper Primary role.

“The court’s main observation was that since recruitment in super-numeric posts is not yet complete,” said the petitioner’s lawyer Ashish Kumar Chowdhury, “why can’t these teachers be called for the vacant posts?” Previously, Justice Saugata Bhattacharya questioned, “Whose mistake caused them to lose their jobs? Why couldn’t the commission differentiate between eligible and ineligible candidates?”

While the hope of these teachers hangs in the balance, the SSC is gearing up for fresh recruitment following the Supreme Court’s directive. The School Education Department has released new examination rules, which have already faced legal challenges in the High Court, with petitioners claiming they contradict the Supreme Court’s orders. The legal battles add further complexity to the already convoluted situation surrounding the SSC recruitment scandal.

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