AGARTALA, Dec 8 - Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty today said the government is trying to save jobs of 10,323 teachers, facing termination after December 31, as per a Supreme Court verdict.
A division bench of Tripura High Court comprising Chief Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Swapan Chandra Das in May, 2014 had passed the verdict of terminating 10,323 teachers due to faulty appointment system.
Supreme Court had upheld the High Court judgement in March, 2017.
A delegation of �All Tripura 10,323 Teachers Association� met the Education Minister yesterday demanding job security.
�We have told the teachers that we are earnestly trying to save their jobs,� Chakraborty told reporters.
The State Government has filed a special petition in Supreme Court, which is likely to come up for hearing, on December 11, he said. The State Government will stand by the teachers, he said.
�We have full faith on the State Government that it would stand by our side to protect our jobs,� the spokesperson of the Association, Jakir Hossain, said. � PTI