The Jharkhand High Court has ordered the state government to file a sealed status report in the JSSC-CGL cancellation case.
The government’s request for four weeks to respond was rejected, with the court granting only two additional days at Tuesday’s hearing.
The court’s interim stay on cancelled appointments under Advertisement No. 10/2023 remains in place, protecting 99 candidates in a case filed by Akash Gaurav and 98 others.
The matter also covers cancelled recruitment advertisements for the JPSC, JSSC CGL-2023, CDPO and Food Safety Officer exams, with the next hearing on September 18 at 10:30 am.
The cancellations followed CM Hemant Soren’s August 17 announcement after a 24-day student protest, alongside a separate Supreme Court plea seeking a CBI probe.
A separate committee headed by senior IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal has been tasked with framing rules to prevent future examination irregularities.
In parallel, a Supreme Court petition filed by activist Harisharan Devgan is separately seeking to transfer the recruitment-irregularities investigation from the state CID to the CBI.
Successful JSSC-CGL candidates who had already secured appointments staged protests, including a human chain and torchlight demonstrations, after the cancellation was first announced.
The Jharkhand High Court’s stay applies to appointments made under Advertisement No. 10/2023, granting temporary relief to 99 candidates who had already been appointed.
The stay order was originally issued on September 8, with the interim protection for the appointed candidates remaining in effect since.
Petitioner Akash Gaurav and 98 other affected candidates are represented by senior counsel and former Advocate General Rajeev Ranjan, along with advocate Shreya Mishra.
Senior advocate Meenakshi Arora represented the Jharkhand government at Tuesday’s hearing, where the state sought four weeks to file a detailed response.
The case also covers cancelled recruitment advertisements for the JPSC, JSSC CGL-2023, CDPO and Food Safety Officer examinations, affecting thousands of applicants.
High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
