WB TET Protest: TET protesters move High Court, challenge single bench order

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In the Salt Lake area of ​​West Bengal, the candidates of the Teacher Eligibility Test 2014 are continuously protesting at the office of the State Primary Education Board for the last several days. The protesting candidates were removed from the site by the police. Hours later, the candidates filed a petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging the order of a single bench.

Challenging the order of the High Court
Section 144 was imposed at the protest site on the orders of the Calcutta High Court. After which the police removed the protesting candidates from the protest site. Hours after the police removed them from the protest site, the candidates filed a petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging the order of a single bench, opposing the imposition of Section 144 of CrPC at the venue. The candidates, in their petition filed on Friday, claimed that they have the right to hold peaceful protests.

Appeal against order of single bench
The petitioners’ counsel Firdous Shamim said on Saturday that the appeal against the order of the single bench would be heard by the division bench on October 28. Earlier this week, hundreds of candidates were staging a sit-in in Salt Lake outside the West Bengal Board of Primary Education office. The candidates say that despite clearing the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in 2014, they were not allowed to take up jobs in state-sponsored and aided schools.

Protesting candidates go on hunger strike
Earlier some people also went on hunger strike to pressurize their demand. They were removed from the protest site by the police following the order of the Calcutta High Court to impose Section 144 of CrPC at the agitation site. The TET protesters moved the High Court against the single bench order imposing Section 144 at the site of the agitation.

TMC MLA has been arrested
Let us tell you that earlier, the ED had arrested TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya in connection with the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of primary teachers. He was questioned overnight on October 11. After which action was taken against them. Manik Bhattacharya has been the former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education. He was arrested for allegedly not cooperating with the investigation.

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In the Salt Lake area of ​​West Bengal, the candidates of the Teacher Eligibility Test 2014 are continuously protesting at the office of the State Primary Education Board for the last several days. The protesting candidates were removed from the site by the police. Hours later, the candidates filed a petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging the order of a single bench.

Challenging the order of the High Court

Section 144 was imposed at the protest site on the orders of the Calcutta High Court. After which the police removed the protesting candidates from the protest site. Hours after the police removed them from the protest site, the candidates filed a petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging the order of a single bench, opposing the imposition of Section 144 of CrPC at the venue. The candidates, in their petition filed on Friday, claimed that they have the right to hold peaceful protests.

Appeal against order of single bench

The petitioners’ counsel Firdous Shamim said on Saturday that the appeal against the order of the single bench would be heard by the division bench on October 28. Earlier this week, hundreds of candidates were staging a sit-in in Salt Lake outside the West Bengal Board of Primary Education office. The candidates say that despite clearing the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in 2014, they were not allowed to take up jobs in state-sponsored and aided schools.

Protesting candidates go on hunger strike

Earlier some people also went on hunger strike to pressurize their demand. They were removed from the protest site by the police following the order of the Calcutta High Court to impose Section 144 of CrPC at the agitation site. The TET protesters moved the High Court against the single bench order imposing Section 144 at the site of the agitation.

TMC MLA has been arrested

Let us tell you that earlier, the ED had arrested TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya in connection with the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of primary teachers. He was questioned overnight on October 11. After which action was taken against them. Manik Bhattacharya has been the former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education. He was arrested for allegedly not cooperating with the investigation.

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