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Plea in Supreme Court seeks JPSC exam cancellation, CBI probe
The alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) preliminary examination have reached the Supreme Court. A Public Interest Litigation filed by social worker Harisharan Devgan seeks cancellation of the exam,…
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The alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) preliminary examination have reached the Supreme Court. A Public Interest Litigation filed by social worker Harisharan Devgan seeks cancellation of the exam, a fresh test under court-supervised security, and a CBI investigation.
The petition also demands an independent committee of retired judges from outside Jharkhand and preservation of all OMR sheets, CCTV footage and digital records. The row erupted on July 2 after a successful candidate’s OMR carbon copy went viral, he had attempted only 48 out of 100 questions in Paper I. Student protests have continued in Ranchi since July 25 despite a state-ordered CID probe.
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Two narratives compete: some blame institutional corruption in JPSC; others see the controversy as politically engineered disaffection. The facts so far rest on a single viral OMR copy. A thorough, independent inquiry, not a CID report from within the state, is the only way to settle the matter. The Supreme Court’s decision on whether to entertain the PIL will test if it sees the CID probe as adequate or orders a CBI inquiry.
Sources (3): news.abplive.com, indiatvnews.com, timesnownews.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
