SC asks Centre to deposit Rs 10 lakh for expenses of court-appointed panel on SSC exams

The Supreme Court Monday directed the Centre to deposit Rs 10 lakh in an account to meet the expenses of a court-appointed high-powered committee, set up for suggesting measures to make competitive entrance exams fool proof.

The top court had on May 9 constituted a 7-member committee, headed by former apex court judge Justice (retd) G S Singhvi, while hearing a plea which has sought probe into alleged paper leak of 2017 Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exams.

The matter came up on Monday before a bench of Justices S A Bobde and B R Gavai which referred to a recent e-mail sent by Justice (retd) Singhvi to the additional registrar of the apex court registry.

"In view of the aforesaid e-mail received from the chairman of the court appointed committee, we direct the respondent Government of India to deposit a sum of Rs 10 lakh in a particular account for the following purposes: (a) to meet expenses for arranging the venue and secretarial assistance. (b) To make the payment to the members