HC told JPSC mains to be deferred to verify candidates" objections

Ranchi | Tuesday | 25th January, 2022

Summary:

Ranchi, Jan 25 (PTI) JPSC on Tuesday told Jharkhand High Court that the Jharkhand civil services mains examination slated to be held on January 28 will be postponed to consider objections raised by some candidates.

The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) informed the HC that it is willing to consider the representation of candidates who have challenged the merit list of the successful preliminary test candidates of the seventh civil services examinations conducted by the Commission.

Commission counsel Amit Kumar Das appeared before a division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and said JPSC is keen to look into the objections of Kumar Sanyam, a petitioner.

However, there is no admission of any wrong done by the JPSC so far, Das told the court.

In his petition to the HC Sanyam has alleged that no details of granting of reservation was published in the advertisement by JPSC for conducting the preliminary examination of the state civil services.

The High Court had on Monday ordered JPSC to furnish information whether reservation was granted in the case of JPSC civil servics preliminary examinations held last year and the details of category wise seats in an affidavit before the court.