India, April 3 -- In a major development surrounding the recruitment process in West Bengal, the Supreme Court has upheld the Calcutta High Court's verdict invalidating the appointments of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in state-run and state-aided schools.

The apex court's ruling, delivered on April 3, 2025, has confirmed the earlier decision, declaring that the recruitment process was tainted by serious irregularities, leading to the cancellation of these appointments.

A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar concluded that the recruitment process in question was fundamentally flawed. In its judgment, the court stated that manipulations in the recruitment process had compromised the integrity of the ...