Jharkhand HC stays govt. notification cancelling recruitment of personnel through JSSC-CGL
The court said the cancellations lacked immediate effect as candidates challenged the state’s exam probes and blanket annulments affecting about 2,700 successful applicants.
- On Friday, the Jharkhand High Court issued an interim stay on the government's decision to cancel the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level examination and appointments, also covering the Child Development Project Officer examination.
- The government issued notifications on August 18, 2026, cancelling 22 recruitment examinations conducted since 2014 and ordering probes into 23 others, following a 25-day agitation by job aspirants protesting alleged irregularities.
- Around 2,700 successful candidates, including JSSC-CGL recruits, challenged the cancellations, arguing that merit-based selections should not be voided due to alleged 'irregularities,' while protests in Ranchi escalated Friday into clashes between demonstrators, police, and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha workers.
- Opposition leader Babulal Marandi criticized the administration's use of force against students during the clashes, as protesters burned effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Ranchi on Friday.
- The High Court scheduled the next hearing for 15 September 2026, directing parties to file affidavits, while Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha leader Devendra Nath Mahto announced a 'Recruitment System Reforms Yatra' beginning August 24 to pressure the government.
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