The Supreme Court hearing on a CBI probe plea related to JSSC-CGL recruitment irregularities has been fixed for September 16.
The case, Harishan Devgan v. State of Jharkhand, was originally scheduled for September 11 but was rescheduled due to security arrangements for the BRICS Summit in Delhi.
The JSSC-CGL exam was cancelled by the Jharkhand government on August 17, following a 24-day student protest over alleged recruitment irregularities.
A Special Investigation Team has questioned 37 suspects so far, while protesting students continue to demand a CBI probe, citing distrust of the state CID.
No fresh JSSC-CGL exam date has been announced yet, with candidates advised to monitor the official JSSC website for updates.
The Reform Manch has said the legal battle is not about any single candidate or recruitment advertisement, but about transparency in Jharkhand’s administrative recruitment structure.
Some JSSC-CGL qualified candidates have separately moved court against the exam’s cancellation, arguing it unfairly affects those who cleared the exam without any wrongdoing.
No fresh JSSC-CGL exam date or new notification has been announced by the commission as of today, with aspirants advised to monitor the official JSSC website for updates.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exam on August 17, following a 24-day student agitation over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations.
The government also scrapped all examinations, results and selections associated with private examination agency TSR Data Processing Private Limited, known as TDPL.
Soren said investigations had indicated an interconnected network involving multiple companies operating within the recruitment examination system, and directed the state CID to investigate examinations dating back to 2014.
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahato ended a hunger strike in the presence of state ministers Dipika Pandey Singh and Irfan Ansari after the government agreed to the cancellation.
Protesting students’ central demand remains a CBI investigation into the recruitment irregularities, as they say they do not trust the state CID after its earlier probe into the JSSC exam.
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