The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered dismissal of 36,000 illegally appointed non-trained primary school teachers in West Bengal Government-sponsored and aided schools, holding that due procedure was not followed in the recruitment.
This has come as a blow on the Mamata Banerjee Government
The first cabinet rejig in the TMC's third term comes as the party is facing a crisis over the arrest of senior minister Partha Chatterjee by the ED over the school jobs scam last month.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced Babul Supriyo as the Ballygunge Assembly bypoll candidate and Shatrughan Sinha as Asansol Lok Sabha bypoll candidate.