Calcutta HC Cancels 313 Teacher Jobs in GTA Scam; State Politics Roiled

• Calcutta High Court's Justice Biswajit Basu ordered the cancellation of 313 teacher jobs in the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) recruitment scam.
• The appointments, made between 2017-2019, were deemed unilateral, without notification, and in violation of recruitment rules.
• An FIR was filed in the GTA case, naming individuals including Partha Chatterjee, Binay Tamang, and Trinankur Bhattacharya.
• Justice Basu had previously directed a CBI probe, which was upheld by a division bench despite the state's challenge.
• The Supreme Court later observed the High Court's CBI order was hasty, but Justice Basu proceeded with the job cancellations.

Why It Matters: Calcutta HC cancels 313 teacher jobs in GTA scam due to irregular appointments, sparking political turmoil.