New Delhi: Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of former Haryana chief minister OP Chautala, his son Ajay Chautala and 53 others in the Junior Basic Teachers recruitment scam. The court has taken a strong note in the case, saying Chautala was the chief minister and he should have set a high standard.
OP Chautala's lawyer DK Sharma said, "The court has upheld the 10 year term for OP Chautala. There are some district officers whose terms havbe been reduced. "
OP Chautala, his son Ajay Chautala and eight others had been awarded 10 years jail term for illegally recruiting 3,000 junior teachers in the year 2000.
All of them were held guilty of cheating, forgery, using fake documents as genuine, conspiracy under IPC and for abusing their official position under Prevention of Corruption Act.
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