SC cancels CBI probe into creation of supernumerary posts by Bengal cabinet
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK New Delhi, April 8: The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned part of the Calcutta High Court’s verdict…
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, April 8: The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned part of the Calcutta High Court’s verdict that had ordered a CBI investigation into the West Bengal cabinet’s decision to create supernumerary posts in state-run and aided schools.
A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar ruled that cabinet decisions, in accordance with the constitutional framework, cannot be subjected to judicial scrutiny.
However, the bench made it explicitly clear that the CBI investigation into the broader irregularities concerning the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in state-run and aided schools — as ordered by the Calcutta High Court — will continue unaffected.
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On April 3, the same bench had previously declared the recruitment process of 25,753 teachers and staffers as “vitiated and tainted,” leading to the cancellation of their appointments.
However, while pronouncing that verdict, the bench had reserved its decision on the state government’s challenge to the CBI probe related specifically to the creation of supernumerary positions.
The court explained that a “supernumerary post” is a temporary position created to accommodate an individual entitled to a regular post when none are available.
Taking up this pending aspect on Tuesday, the judges concluded that the High Court’s referral of the cabinet decision to the CBI was unjustified.
