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The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Calcutta High Court's decision to cancel over 25,000 teaching and non-teaching staff appointments made by the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) in 2016, declaring the entire recruitment process "tainted" and lacking credibility. A bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar directed the state to conduct fresh recruitment within three months, emphasizing that the 2016 selection was marred by widespread irregularities. The court stated that it found no grounds to overturn the High Court’s ruling, which had scrapped the appointments due to corruption and procedural violations.
Key Highlights of the Judgment The West Bengal government and affected candidates appealed to the Supreme Court, which initially stayed the High Court's order in May 2023. However, after the hearings concluded in February 2024, the apex court concurred with the High Court's findings, citing the CBI's evidence of corruption..
