Supreme Court Stays Calcutta HC Order on Age Relaxation for SSC Candidates

• The Supreme Court has stayed the Calcutta High Court's order granting age relaxation for eligible but unsuccessful candidates in the 2016 SSC examination.
• The Calcutta High Court had allowed age relaxation for those who missed opportunities in the 2016 recruitment to participate in new processes.
• A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran clarified that the apex court's previous verdict on age relaxation was only for already employed, eligible candidates, not all unselected ones.
• The School Service Commission had arranged interviews for 'untainted' and unqualified 2016 candidates with age relaxation, which the Supreme Court has now stayed.
• The Supreme Court has issued a notice to all parties, directing a response within two weeks.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court halts age relaxation for all eligible SSC candidates, clarifying its previous order was for employed individuals.