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The protesting job losers also tried to break down the barricades set up by the police. The Calcutta High Court recently cancelled the recruitment process of the State Level Selection Test 2016 in government-sponsored and -aided schools rendering around 26,000 people jobless.

The Indian Supreme Court has halted the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) investigation into the recruitment of School Service Commission (SSC) teachers and set May 6 as the date for further hearing of the West Bengal Governments plea against the Calcutta High Court decision that declared the entire panel of 2016 SSC teachers recruitment null and void and cancelled appointments of 24,000 teachers and non-teaching staff.

The High Court implicated the state government for involvement in the recruitment scam that has dominated the state’s politics over the last few years.

The state government, which has moved the Supreme Court challenging the order, is also mulling paying salaries to the teachers and non-teaching staff until the top court gives its verdict, an official said.

India News: As many as 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff are set to lose their jobs after the Calcutta high court declared that the 2016 recruitment process

The Calcutta High Court ordered new appointments within 15 days, directing concerned school staff to return paid salaries with interest. The State administration led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to the Supreme Court. Some state officials have been arrested on corruption charges, while assets worth millions of rupees have been confiscated.

The verdict drew mixed reactions, wherein, some teachers and job seekers expressed relief, many expressed their disappointment over their uncertain future.

A division bench said that in the event the chief secretary fails to comply with this order, the court will be constrained to initiate appropriate proceedings against him

A division bench said that in the event the chief secretary fails to comply with this order, the court will be constrained to initiate appropriate proceedings against him. For more inputs, follow news18.com

West Bengal SSC ‘scam’: Calcutta HC has asked the CBI to conduct further probe into the 2016 selection irregularities, according to PTI.