The Jharkhand High Court has stayed notifications cancelling the appointment of government staff through 11th and 13th JPSC exams.
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The students and job aspirants, who staged a protest for 26 days at Ranchi’s Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, have accused the Jharkhand government of “deceiving” them after the high court stayed notifications cancelling appointments through the 11th and 13th JPSC exams. The student leaders, under the banner of JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch, which spearheaded the protest, alleged that Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led government has failed to effectively defend its decision of cancelling the exams before the High Court.
“Neither the advocate general nor any senior advocate appeared in the High Court on Thursday to defend the government’s stand of cancelling the recruitment exams. The lawyers who were present did not utter a single word in defence. This clearly shows that this was a trap — a trap to end the protest,” Manch leader Kunal Pratap Singh alleged.
“We believed in the government’s intention and thought it wanted a crackdown on irregularities in recruitment examinations, but we were wrong. The government has deceived thousands of job aspirants,” Manch leader Ravindra Paswan said. He announced that the organisation would burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren across all 24 districts on Friday.
Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JKLM) leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who broke his fast after 16 days of hunger strike, said he respects the court’s decision to stay the government’s order cancelling the 11th to 13th JPSC Civil Services Examinations and the appointment of Food Safety Officers until further notice; adding that the students remain committed to their demands. Mahto said justice should be served to deserving and innocent candidates, but there will be no compromise on corruption and irregularities in the recruitment process.
Jharkhand High Court’s Stay Order: What It Means
The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday stayed the operation of notifications cancelling the appointment of government employees through 11th and 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examinations. The high court also stayed the operation of the order cancelling the appointments of food safety officers.
The court, however, made it clear that if any foul play is found in the appointment of a candidate during the investigation, the person will have to face the consequences and will lose the service. The court said that the final appointment of candidates will be considered after the conclusion of the investigation and the outcome of the case.
