West Bengal cash-for-jobs scam: Supreme Court orders Partha Chatterjee to be released on bail

New Delhi, 13/12: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the immediate release of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee in the cash-for-jobs case.

The apex court ruled that Chatterjee, on release, should not be appointed to any public office, but he should continue to be member of legislative assembly during pendency of trial. These directions pertain only to ED case.