Kolkata/IBNS, June 21 -- The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered an interim stay on the West Bengal government's monthly monetary assistance which was announced for Group C and D employees whose lost their jobs after the Supreme Court verdict on recruitment scam, media reports said.

The interim stay will prevail till September 26.

In a massive judgement, the Supreme Court in April cancelled appointments of nearly 26,000 teaching and non-teaching staff by the SSC upholding the Calcutta High Court's order.

The top court passed the order after the SSC failed to provide two separate lists of deserving and undeserving candidates after the government faced corruption allegations in the recruitment process.

A top court bench comprising Chi...