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HC stays Jharkhand order cancelling JPSC, JSSC exams
The Jharkhand High Court has stayed the state government's order cancelling 22 recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC). The government had…
The Jharkhand High Court has stayed the state government's order cancelling 22 recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC). The government had decided to cancel the exams following investigations by the CID and SIT into alleged irregularities.
The court's interim order puts on hold the government's decision pending further hearing. The examinations in question were conducted for various posts, and the cancellations had affected thousands of candidates who had appeared for them.
The Jharkhand government had cited findings of irregularities from the CID and SIT probes as the basis for the cancellation. The matter is now set for the next hearing in the High Court.
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The High Court's stay is a significant check on executive action in recruitment matters, especially when thousands of careers hang in the balance. The key question now is whether the CID and SIT reports, which the government relied on, actually establish systemic fraud requiring mass cancellation, or whether individual malpractices can be dealt with case by case. A similar situation arose in 2017 when the Uttar Pradesh government cancelled a large number of teacher recruitment results after alleged paper leaks, leading to years of litigation. For the 22 exams affected here, candidates and the state machinery now await the next court date to know whether the examinations will be held afresh or the original results stand. The next hearing will determine whether the stay continues or the government gets a chance to present its full evidence.
Source: ndtv.com
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