Kolkata, May 16 -- Several teachers were injured in a clash that broke out in front of Kolkata's Bikash Bhawan between protesting SSC teachers and police personnel who resorted to lathi charge to disperse the massive crowd.

SSC teachers have been protesting in West Bengal after over 26,000 teachers lost their jobs in connection with the SSC recruitment case.

This follows a judgment by the Supreme Court, which held that the whole appointment process of the SSC was tainted.

On April 17, the West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee reacted to the Supreme Court's verdict on the SSC recruitment and stated that the matter would be resolved in a year.

"The Supreme Court has allowed the teachers to continue till December 2025. We were worr...