India, April 30 -- Over 2,600 terminated assistant teachers will be absorbed into government school science laboratories, the Chhattisgarh government announced following a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday.

The affected teachers, all bachelor of education (BEd) qualified, were dismissed following a high court ruling that deemed BEd degrees ineligible for primary teaching positions (Classes I-V), a statement issued by Chhattisgarh government said.

The state government initially terminated the teachers, appointed through direct recruitment in 2023, in compliance with an April 2, 2024, Chhattisgarh high court order, which followed the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling upholding the Rajasthan High Court's 2021 ...