Jharkhand HC stays notifications cancelling appointments of employees hired through two JPSC exams

RANCHI: In a major relief to successful candidates of JPSC Civil Services and Food Safety Officer Exam, the Jharkhand High Court on Thursday stayed the state government's decision to cancel various examinations, putting their jobs in jeopardy.

Key points

• After Chief Minister Hemant Soren's announcement on Monday, the state administration, in one of its biggest actions to date, had cancelled 22 JSSC and JPSC examinations linked to TDPL.
• Jharkhand govt's decision to cancel JSSC-CGL ends one protest, leaves 2, 000 facing job uncertainty.
• When they arrived at the Jharkhand Secretariat for duty as usual on Tuesday, they were halted at the main gate and denied entry.
• A number of individuals at present employed after being selected through the JPSC Civil Services and other examination had filed petitions challenging the state government's order.
• The matter will be heard next on August 25, he continued.

After Chief Minister Hemant Soren's announcement on Monday, the state administration, in one of its biggest actions to date, had cancelled 22 JSSC and JPSC examinations linked to TDPL. Furthermore, CID probe was ordered into 23 other examinations.

In practice, a notification detailing the decisions taken at the special Cabinet session chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on August 17, against the backdrop of the ongoing student agitation, was issued late on August 18.

Afterwards, successful candidates of JSSC-CGL and various other examinations had approached the Jharkhand High Court, challenging the notification issued by the state administration, cancelling the exam already cleared by them.

While filing a writ petition, the candidates sought urgent hearing of the matter. It was heard on Thursday. Advocates Indrajit Sinha, Piyush Chitresh and Amritansh Vats argued on behalf of the petitioners.

Notably, a number of individuals at present employed after being selected through the JPSC Civil Services and other examination had filed petitions challenging the state government's order.

Successful candidates storm Jharkhand Secretariat campus over exam cancellations "The court has stayed the state government's order to cancel the JPSC Civil Services and Food Safety Officers exam, asking them to join their duties immediately, " remarked advocate Amritansh Vats. The matter will be heard next on August 25, he continued.

This stay brings major relief to the newly appointed officers who had approached the court.

Meanwhile, the Jharkhand government's decision to cancel 22 examinations conducted by the TDPS agency sparked protests among candidates who had cleared the exams and were already in administration jobs. They lost their appointments after the announcement produced by Chief Minister Hemant Soren the next day.

When they arrived at the Jharkhand Secretariat for duty as usual on Tuesday, they were halted at the main gate and denied entry. The particularly office where they had worked until Monday had, by Tuesday, become inaccessible to them.

For context, the decision triggered an uproar among candidates who had already cleared the exam and were posted at different positions throughout the state, including the secretariat.

For context, the disgruntled employees had been sitting on dharna after Chief Minister Hemant Soren confirmed the cancellation of 22 examinations, allegedly under pressure from the protest by JPSC JSSC Reform Manch.

In short, jharkhand HC stays notifications cancelling appointments of employees hired through two JPSC is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.