The Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court invalidated the 2016 West Bengal School Selection Commission recruitment process due to widespread manipulation. Approximately 25,000 teaching and non-teaching staff appointments were cancelled, revealing a scam involving manipulated mark sheets, rank jumping, and appointments of ineligible candidates. Investigations exposed destroyed records and the creation of supernumerary posts to accommodate fraudulent appointments.
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