Kolkata, Senior advocate Vikas Ranjan Bhattacharya on Wednesday said there is no problem in the West Bengal government paying April salaries to 25,75 teachers and non-teaching staff of state government-sponsored and aided schools, whose appointments were made recently. It was invalidated by the Calcutta High Court. The court has canceled the selection process.
The CPI(M) MP, representing several petitioners in the case, clarified that it is appropriate to pay the salaries for April, but continuing the payment till the Supreme Court's decision would amount to disobeying the High Court order.
"There is nothing wrong in paying them salaries for April. But if the state government decides to continue paying salaries till the matter is decided, it will be in defiance of the Calcutta High Court order," Bhattacharya said.
He said that the state government is considering paying the salaries till a definite decision is taken, as it has appealed in the Supreme Court against the High Court decision.
The Calcutta High Court judgment invalidated the appointments of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching staff appointed through the State Level Selection Test (SLST) 201 recruitment process in government-sponsored and aided schools.
The court directed those appointed beyond the officially available vacancy or after the recruitment deadline, as well as those who had submitted blank OM sheets but still received appointments, to be reimbursed with 12 per cent interest within four weeks. Instructed to return all remuneration and benefits.
The state government has appealed in the Supreme Court against the High Court's decision to cancel the appointments.
The CPI(M) MP, representing several petitioners in the case, clarified that it is appropriate to pay the salaries for April, but continuing the payment till the Supreme Court's decision would amount to disobeying the High Court order.
"There is nothing wrong in paying them salaries for April. But if the state government decides to continue paying salaries till the matter is decided, it will be in defiance of the Calcutta High Court order," Bhattacharya said.
He said that the state government is considering paying the salaries till a definite decision is taken, as it has appealed in the Supreme Court against the High Court decision.
The Calcutta High Court judgment invalidated the appointments of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching staff appointed through the State Level Selection Test (SLST) 201 recruitment process in government-sponsored and aided schools.
The court directed those appointed beyond the officially available vacancy or after the recruitment deadline, as well as those who had submitted blank OM sheets but still received appointments, to be reimbursed with 12 per cent interest within four weeks. Instructed to return all remuneration and benefits.
The state government has appealed in the Supreme Court against the High Court's decision to cancel the appointments.
