Ranchi, October 8 (Daily Kiran) : The Jharkhand High Court in Ranchi has wrapped up hearings regarding the state government’s decision to annul appointments made through the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (JSSC CGL) exam. This hearing took place on Thursday, led by Justice Deepak Roshan’s bench, where arguments were presented by representatives from the state government, the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), the JSSC, and the petitioners.
During the proceedings, the court upheld a prior interim stay on the government’s cancellation order. This means that until a final decision is reached, the government’s annulment will not affect the appointments in question. The High Court had previously emphasized that the principles of natural justice must be observed before terminating regular appointments, which was the basis for granting interim relief to the affected employees.
On Wednesday, the court also held a hearing, but the arguments were not completed. The court directed that discussions continue on Thursday. The interim relief regarding the status of the appointments remained in effect from the previous day’s hearing. The state government had announced the cancellation of various recruitment exams and the appointments based on them on August 18, 2026.
In response, candidates selected through these examinations approached the High Court. Besides the JPSC’s CDPO exam, petitions related to other recruitment exams are also under review. Earlier in August, the High Court had stayed the government’s order to cancel appointments made through the CDPO and JSSC CGL exams, allowing the relevant personnel to continue working.
In subsequent hearings, the court took a broader view of the case. On September 18, it maintained the interim stay on the cancellation decision and appointed retired High Court judge Gautam Kumar Chaudhary to oversee the investigation into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process. The court also stated that candidates selected fairly should not be harassed during the investigation.
Retired IPS officer R.K. Mallik was designated as the nodal officer to assist in this process. The court previously remarked that not all appointments could be viewed uniformly. A significant question arose regarding whether all appointments could be canceled without investigating the roles and circumstances of individual candidates if irregularities occurred at some level of the recruitment process.
During Thursday’s session, senior advocates representing the petitioners, including former state advocate general Rajeev Ranjan and others, presented their arguments. The state government was represented by senior advocate Meenakshi Arora and advocate general Rohitashya Roy, while JPSC’s interests were defended by advocate Sanjay Piparwal and his associate Prince Kumar. Advocate T. Singhdev represented those who filed intervention petitions.
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