SHILLONG: Meghalaya Cabinet has directed the Education Department to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the verdict of the High Court of Meghalaya wherein the Division Bench of Court had ordered CBI inquiry into the criminal aspect of the education scam pending against politicians and to probe into all the centers where teachers recruitment was carried out while cancelling the selection process in the five centers
Chief Minister, Mukul Sangma on Tuesday said that the Cabinet was briefed about the status of the matter pertaining to the whole issue of recruitment of teachers and the verdict of the Court on November 2.
Sangma informed that the order was examined by the Law Department and based on the observations and submission of Law and Education department, the Cabinet has asked the Education department to file the appeal .
Giving their final verdict on the matter, the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice V P Vaish had directed all the untainted/unblemished candidates of the said five Centres, Shillong Sadar, Jowai, Amlarem, Tura and Dadengre, whether in service or not, shall be allowed to participate in the fresh selection process.