- Supreme Court upholds Calcutta High Court’s decision to cancel recruitment of 25,000+ teachers and staff due to fraud.
- Candidates involved in cheating will be removed, but no need to return salaries.
- A new recruitment process will be completed within three months with some relaxations for honest candidates.
The Supreme Court agreed with the Calcutta High Court’s decision on Thursday to cancel the recruitment of over 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff by the SSC in 2016 for state-run and state-aided schools.
The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, said there was no valid reason to change the High Court’s decision. The court explained that candidates involved in cheating or fraud should lose their jobs, as the recruitment process was unfair and manipulated.
The Supreme Court also stated that all people hired during this process would be removed from their positions. However, the court clarified that those already appointed do not need to return the salaries they have received so far.
Finally, the court ordered that a new recruitment process should be completed within three months. The new process can have some relaxations for candidates who were not involved in fraud.
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