New Delhi/IBNS, April 17 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed West Bengal government teachers, who have not been identified as "tainted" in the School Service Commission (SSC) scam, to continue working till fresh appointments, media reports said.

In the meantime, only class 9-12 teachers, who have not been identified as tainted, out of almost 26,000 job losers have been allowed to continue with their services.

The court said the relief has been granted keeping in mind the students' plight.

However, the SSC is yet to completely segregate the lists of "tainted" and "untainted" candidates who were recruited in 2016.

A little over 6,000 candidates have so far been identified as "tainted" but court dismissed the entire 2016 recruitment...