Battle for Reinstatement: Unassailable Teachers Reapply for Positions

The School Education department has undertaken the task of verifying applications from 'untainted' teaching staff who were previously employed by the state and then left jobless following a Supreme Court verdict. The decision has prompted a meticulous re-evaluation of eligibility for reinstatement.

The April 3 Supreme Court ruling invalidated the 2016 appointments of over 25,000 staff, with instructions that those previously employed in state government roles and not marked as 'tainted' can apply to return to their prior roles.

District inspectors received guidelines to authenticate these applications, working through a vast database to verify which candidates cleared the 2016 exam and remained in service before the order. Unblemished applicants have been reapplying since mid-April, aiming for reinstatement without another test.

(With inputs from agencies.)