SC to hear petition by Bengal govt on April 8

SC to hear petition by Bengal govt on April 8 

04.04.2025

However, SC said even though non-tainted candidates would lose jobs because the entire selection process stands cancelled, they won’t be asked to refund salaries and other reimbursements they received. “No candidate can be appointed (from the select list for 2016 recruitment) once the entire examination process and results have been declared void,” the bench said. In another important clarification, SC said some of the selected candidates, who do not fall in the tainted category and may have worked in govt departments prior to their selection to the teaching and non-teaching jobs, “will have the right to apply to their previous de partments or autonomous bodies to continue in their service with those entities”. 

Their application for being restored to their previous jobs would be processed in three months and they allowed to resume their positions, the court said, adding, “The period between termination of their previous appointment and their rejoining will not be considered a break in employment.” The bench said it will on April 8 hear the petition filed by state govt challenging HC direction for a CBI probe against officials and ministers who decided to create supernumerary posts for teachers and non-teaching staff, and appoint more people than those who had made it to the list of selected candidates. Full report on www.toi.in