Kolkata High Court Retains 32,000 Teachers on Humanitarian Grounds, Tripura’s Terminated 10,323 Teachers Demand Judicial Parity
By Our Correspondent
Agartala, December 4, 2025
A fresh wave of debate has erupted among Tripura’s terminated 10,323 teachers following a recent judgment of the Calcutta High Court, which allowed the continuation of nearly 32,000 teachers in West Bengal despite what the court itself had described as multiple proven irregularities in their recruitment process. The West Bengal ruling, delivered on humanitarian considerations, has sparked renewed grievances in Tripura, where thousands of terminated teachers allege that similar compassion was not extended to them by the Tripura High Court.
Families of the 10,323 terminated teachers claim that no comparable corruption charges were ever proven in Tripura’s recruitment process, yet their jobs were annulled without any scope for legal continuation. In contrast, despite West Bengal’s corruption findings being more extensive and well-documented, the Calcutta High Court opted to protect the jobs of 32,000 Teachers in the interest of public welfare.
Voices from the community argue that the disparity reflects a deeper crisis of trust. “When constitutional institutions become tools in the hands of political interests, humanity and fairness are inevitably lost,” one family member of the terminated Tripura teachers remarked. Many allege that the Tripura High Court not only denied them the chance for a complete legal battle but, in several instances, also imposed financial penalties on petitioners, an action they say has further eroded public faith in the justice system.
According to these groups, public respect for the pillars of law, administration, and the judiciary has reached a historic low. They claim that certain judges, after retirement, appear to align themselves closely with ruling establishments, while others allegedly shape their judicial conduct with future prospects in mind.
Adding fuel to the ongoing discourse, critics point out that the judge who delivered the humanitarian-based judgment in Kolkata is now a sitting Member of Parliament from the BJP, prompting questions about judicial neutrality and political influence.
As discussions intensify across Tripura, the 10,323 teachers and their supporters continue to demand parity, empathy, and what they describe as long-overdue justice.
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