India, Feb. 21 -- The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to respond to a bail petition moved by former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee who is in jail in connection with a case over alleged irregularities in the recruitment of school teachers and not-teaching staff in West Bengal.

Chatterjee's petition for bail comes months after the top court granted him bail in connection with a money laundering probe registered by the Enforcement Directorate against him.

A bench of justices Surya Kant and NK Singh issued notice on the plea filed by 73-year-old Chatterjee who told the court that he continued to be in jail since October 2023 in the CBI case.

The bench posted the matter on March 20 t...