Calcutta HC Sacks 313 GTA Teachers; Darjeeling Schools Shut Indefinitely Amid Protests

• Calcutta High Court ordered the cancellation of jobs for 313 teachers under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA).
• The 'Sanjukta Madhyamik Shikshak Sangathan' called for an indefinite school bandh in all government schools in Darjeeling and Kalimpong hills, effective from Thursday.
• The court order, issued by Justice Biswajit Basu, also directed to stop salaries of the affected teachers and initiated a CID investigation.
• Teachers claim they have been managing the education system for nearly 25 years, blaming administrative flaws by the then government and GTA for their volunteer appointments since 2002.
• The case was filed by Jasumuddin Mondal, alleging illegal appointments made in June 2019, implicating former state education minister Partha Chatterjee and others.

Why It Matters: Calcutta HC cancelled 313 GTA teachers' jobs, sparking an indefinite school bandh in Darjeeling hills.