West Bengal school jobs case: Calcutta High Court grants bail to former Minister Partha Chatterjee

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The Calcutta High Court connected Friday (September 26, 2025) granted bail to erstwhile West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee successful transportation with the teacher recruitment irregularities case.

The Bench of Justice Suvra Ghosh directed Mr. Chatterjee to surrender his passport and not permission the jurisdiction of the proceedings court, arsenic conditions of the jail.

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Justice Ghosh besides directed that the erstwhile Minister, who is simply a Trinamool Congress MLA, not beryllium appointed to immoderate nationalist bureau during pendency of the trial.

Mr. Chatterjee was accused of being progressive successful a racket effecting amerciable appointments of unmerited candidates to the posts of superior schoolhouse teachers, adjunct schoolhouse teachers and different posts successful the Education Department.

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After respective unsuccessful candidates successful the Teachers' Eligibility Test conducted by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education moved the Calcutta High Court, the second ordered a CBI probe into the allegations connected June 8, 2022.

The CBI registered an FIR the adjacent time and the ED lodged a lawsuit connected June 24, 2022 against respective office-bearers of the State Education Department.

Published - September 26, 2025 11:48 americium IST

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