The Jharkhand High Court has denied the state government’s request for a four-week extension in the JSSC-CGL cancellation case, allowing only two additional days.
The government was directed to submit a status report in a sealed envelope, while the court’s interim stay on the cancelled appointments continues to hold.
The stay covers appointments under Advertisement No. 10/2023, benefiting 99 candidates, in a petition brought by Akash Gaurav and 98 others.
The case spans cancelled advertisements for the JPSC, JSSC CGL-2023, CDPO and Food Safety Officer exams, with the next hearing set for September 18 at 10:30 am.
The cancellations follow Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s August 17 announcement after a 24-day student protest, with a parallel Supreme Court plea also seeking a CBI investigation.
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.
The cancellations trace back to an August 17 announcement by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, made after a 24-day student protest over alleged recruitment irregularities.
The government simultaneously scrapped all examinations conducted by blacklisted agency TSR Data Processing Private Limited and ordered a CID probe into recruitment exams dating back to 2014.
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.
High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
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