India, April 3 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government would abide by the decision of the Supreme Court ruling to set aside over 25,000 appointments to Bengal schools in 2016 but she could not accept the top court's verdict from a "humanitarian point of view".

"We have highest regards for the judiciary and we don't have any inhibition about any judge or court. But as a citizen I have every right to say I cannot accept this judgement. I am expressing my opinion from a humanitarian point of view," Banerjee told the media at the state secretariat after discussing the verdict with ministers and bureaucrats.

"How can a single person's crime lead to punishment for all," Banerjee said.

The chief minister ...