Gopalganj, March 22 -- Thirty-three teachers in Bihar's Gopalganj district have been dismissed from service after the High Court upheld the State Appellate Authority's decision regarding their irregular appointments, said an official on Saturday.

The teachers were appointed to positions that had not been officially declared vacant after the previous occupants either resigned or passed away.

According to District Education Officer (DEO) Yogesh Kumar, some teaching positions where the original incumbents had either died or resigned after 2010 were not formally declared vacant. However, the District Appellate Authority later declared these seats vacant and facilitated the appointment of the 33 teachers.

"After 2010, some seats of which th...