66 People in their 60s receive teacher job offers 40 years after court case

One day ago, Tushar Banerjee, a resident of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly, received a letter from the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, notifying him of his appointment as a teacher in a government school. However, rather than being thrilled, Tushar found the job letter amusing. The reason: He is 65. He is not the only one. Sixty-six people, all above the retirement age of 60, have received the job offer letter. And three on that list are not alive anymore. After the controversy, the education board termed it a “faux pas” on its part and added that the appointment letters were sent to the 66 people acting on the order of the Calcutta High Court. According to the education board, around four decades ago, in 1983, a group of 66 people had filed a case demanding teachers’ jobs. In December 2023, the Calcutta HC ordered their recruitment.