Supreme Court quashes Calcutta HC order for CBI probe into Bengal teachers recruitment case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Calcutta High Court order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation to look into the West Bengal government’s decision to create supernumerary posts in teachers’ appointments, reported ANI.
A “supernumerary post” is a temporary position created to accommodate an employee entitled to a regular post that is currently unavailable.
A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing petitions filed by the West Bengal government challenging the judgement delivered by the Calcutta High Court in April 2024.
The High Court had declared as null and void the 2016 State Level Selection Test for recruitment in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools, ordering the cancellation of about 25,000 appointments made through it.
It had also asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the appointment process.
The Supreme Court bench noted on Tuesday that courts were barred from investigating Cabinet decisions and added that the order issued by the High Court was incorrect, NDTV reported. However, it upheld the continuation of the central agency investigation into other aspects of the appointments, The Times of India reported.
The High Court had passed its direction based on the findings of a re-evaluation of the Optical Mark Recognition sheets from the 2016 recruitment exam in the case.
The re-evaluation found that the selected teachers had been recruited against...
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