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Teacher Recruitment Scam: SC Stays Calcutta HC Order Cancelling Over 25k Jobs, Allows CBI To Continue Probe


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The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Calcutta High Court’s April 22 order invalidating the appointments of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in state-run and state-aided schools of West Bengal. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said since the tainted appointment can be segregated, it would be unwise to set aside the appointments in entirety.

The apex court, however, directed that the salaries of the illegal appointees would have to be refunded. It also allowed the CBI to continue the investigation into the case as per directions of the High Court order. However, the court told the probe agency that no precipitation action could be taken against the accused.

“We are of the view that an expeditious disposal of the matter will be in the interest of Justice, we continue the ad interim protection given, subject to the express stipulation that any person found to have been appointed illegally and continued as a consequence of the present order shall refund the salary ….this would cover the 4 categories of individuals,” it said.

Passing the order, the court referred to CBI’s report dated 5 February 2024 and said that the probe agency found manipulation on the account OMR sheets.

“Apart from the above report of CBI, the impugned judgement of the High Court contained in para 240 that the SSC report tabulated the alleged irregularities,” it added.

The court said that figures submitted by the SSC indicate that the number of appointments exceeded that told by the assessee.

The court noted that the West Bengal government had also accepted that there were widespread illegalities in the selection process.

Noting the contentions of appellants, the order said that cancellation of the entirety of the select list should be a matter of last recourse and where a segregation of the tainted candidates is possible only such names should be cancelled, and the petitions were filed 3 years after appointments were made for employees serving the State.

“That it is manifestly unjust for the HC to set aside the entire process when identification of tainted candidates is possible,” the court said.

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Bengali, Punjabi and Tamil's tho BJP entha dooram antha manchidi they will destroy your antics as simple as that

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