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Headline: Private School Teachers Denied Experience Points in SSC Hiring, New Lawsuit Filed
Kolkata, India – A fresh legal challenge has been filed in the Calcutta High Court regarding the recent School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment process, specifically questioning the denial of experience-based points to teachers from private schools. The case was filed by Govinda Roy. The petition argues that if teachers with prior experience in government schools are awarded ten additional marks, teachers with equivalent experience in government-recognized private schools should receive the same benefit.
The lawsuit comes after the Supreme Court’s April ruling that scrapped the entire 2016 SSC panel, leading to the termination of 25,752 teachers and staff. The Supreme Court ordered fresh examinations to re-hire qualified teachers who had lost their jobs. In the subsequent recruitment process, a controversial provision was introduced to award ten bonus points for prior teaching experience. However, these points were exclusively granted to those with experience in government schools, effectively favoring teachers who lost their jobs due to the Supreme Court ruling.
This disparity has sparked outrage, with the new lawsuit arguing it is discriminatory and unfair to private school teachers with comparable experience. The case is scheduled to be heard on November 28th by Justice Amrita Sinha.
The SSC’s recent recruitment drive for grades 9-10 and 11-12, conducted in compliance with the Supreme Court’s order, has already been mired in controversy. Many candidates who performed well on the written exam, even scoring full marks, were not called for interviews. This is because the cutoff marks were effectively raised by the inclusion of the experience-based bonus points, a benefit not available to new applicants. Frustrated candidates protested outside Bikash Bhavan on Monday night, leading to chaotic scenes.
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