Supreme Court Allows CBI To Probe Irregularities In West Bengal Jobs Scam
NDTV
The top court agreed with the submission of Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing on behalf of the CBI.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the CBI to proceed with its investigation of the alleged irregularities in the appointment of primary teachers in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools.
The top court agreed with the submission of Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing on behalf of the CBI, that the agency is in the process of uncovering a recruitment scam of extraordinary dimension and the investigation at this stage prima facie reveals the exchange of monetary considerations for giving appointments.
"In our opinion, under normal circumstances, it would not be appropriate to straightaway direct CBI investigation in a recruitment-related controversy unless the allegations are so outrageous and the perpetrators of the alleged offences are so powerful that investigation by the state police would be ineffectual. But considering the submission of counsel for the CBI and the fact that investigation by the said agency has substantially progressed, we do not want to stall such investigation at this stage and wait to see if the state police can carry on the same investigation impartially," a bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath said.
The top court also stayed the order of the Calcutta High Court directing the annulment of the appointment of 269 candidates as teachers.
