West Bengal School Service Commission Act - Supreme Court Restricts Retrospective Application Of Provision Enabling State Govt To Transfer Teachers

Awstika Das

11 Oct 2023 9:13 PM IST

  • West Bengal School Service Commission Act - Supreme Court Restricts Retrospective Application Of Provision Enabling State Govt To Transfer Teachers

    The Supreme Court on Monday (October 9) stayed the retrospective application of Section 10C of the West Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997, which was introduced by way of an amendment in 2017 and enables the transfer of a teacher from one school to another at the state government’s behest.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a special leave...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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