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Temporary relief for illegally recruited 10323 terminated teachers : Supreme Court extends ad-hoc till 2020, SC’s strange decision goes against its own verdict cancelling ILLEGAL recruitment
TIWN Nov 1, 2018
Temporary relief for illegally recruited 10323 terminated teachers : Supreme Court extends ad-hoc till 2020, SC’s strange decision goes against its own verdict cancelling ILLEGAL recruitment
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AGARTALA, Nov 1 (TIWN): With a temporary relief for the terminated 10323 teachers who were recruited under irregularities back in 2009-10 Supreme Court has extended the ad-hoc for more 2 years. Chief Justice of Supreme Court Ranjan Gogoi heard the plea of terminated 10323 teachers case. Sitting Judges Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Udoy Umesh Lalit are the two more judges in the case of 10323 along with Chief Justice in a division bench who gave the verdict. Still what will happen to the teachers after 2 years it's uncertain. Uncertainty of the teachers which gripped them since 2014 since High Court terminated them due to irregularities in appointments is still continuing. However, the teachers according to the last development had lost their jobs already on December 31st, 2018 but now continuing on "ad hoc" basis.The 10323 teachers case one of the most complex cases in Tripura's Judicial history due various political phases time to time used the teachers as vote bank tools. It can be recalled that a division bench of the high court, comprising Chief Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Swapan Chandra Das, had passed then order May 7, 2014 terminating the jobs of 10,323 school teachers after Dec 31, citing irregularities in recruitment and SC has upheld High Court's 2014 verdict. On March 29, 2017, the Supreme Court also held High Court's order and terminated the teachers.

Supreme Court in a humanaitarian gesture to 10323 teachers mentioned that the teachers will continue their jobs till 2017, 31st Dec.

Later with the request of Tripura Govt, the Supreme Court added 6 months of ad hoc basis jobs for the teachers which was to be ended on June 30, 2018.After Biplab Deb led new Govt came in power it appealed the Supreme Court for the extension of two years more in the ad hoc. Next hearing was today and Supreme Court has accepted their plea.

Tripura Govt told the Court that due to teachers' crisis, the extention is important. However, with a major relief the teachers have received their "continuation" of job till 2020, June 30.

 

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