The accused include former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, his aide Arpita Mukherjee, ex-state primary education board president and legislator Manik Bhattacharya and 51 others
Chatterjee, who held the education portfolio from 2011 to 2021, had moved a bail application before the high court along with other former public servants
The top court was hearing former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee's bail plea in a case related to cash-for-jobs recruitment irregularities.