[Recruitment Scam] Why Are Tainted Candidates Being Allowed To Re-Apply Despite SC’s Orders? Calcutta High Court Asks State

The Calcutta Excessive Court docket on Tuesday requested the West Bengal authorities why candidates who had been declared as tainted within the cash-for-jobs recruitment rip-off had been being permitted to reapply underneath a recent recruitment course of notified by the state on thirtieth Might 2025, regardless of orders on the contrary by the Supreme Court docket.

Justice Saugata Bhattacharya stated, “Why are tainted candidates being permitted regardless of the instructions by the Supreme Court docket? In your thirtieth Might notification, there is no such thing as a specific bar to debar the contaminated candidates from making use of…I can observe that there are loopholes within the notification, however the courtroom shouldn’t be interfering since depart is granted…you say why tainted candidates will likely be allowed to take part in view of particular observations by the Supreme Court docket.”

Petitioners approached the courtroom, mentioning the state’s recruitment notification and stating that it didn’t comprise any prohibition on candidates who had been ousted from their jobs by the Supreme Court docket from making use of underneath the current course of.

It was acknowledged that the state’s notification had not heeded the order by the Apex Court docket.

In expressing disinclination to make any observations at present stage, the courtroom acknowledged that the petitioners may search any clarifications earlier than the Supreme Court docket.

In noting the queries of the courtroom at present listening to, the state prayed for time to return again at a later date with clarifications.

“Kindly don’t document something…no matter we have now completed, it has been strictly in adherence with the Supreme Court docket’s order. Nothing past that,” state counsel submitted.

Petitioners added that whereas the state might have inadvertently dedicated an error whereas issuing the Might notification, it may very well be rectified.

“That is troubling me…the Supreme Court docket has stated tainted candidates is not going to be permitted; the place is such indication in [state’s] notification…let the difficulty be sorted by submitting a clarification earlier than the SC?” the Court docket acknowledged.

Accordingly, the matter was adjourned to a later date.