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JSSC CGL case: CBI probe plea to be heard by SC on Sept 16
The Supreme Court hearing on a plea seeking a CBI probe into the JSSC-CGL recruitment irregularities, earlier set for September 11, has been rescheduled to September 16.
A plea seeking a CBI probe into JSSC-CGL recruitment irregularities will now be heard by the Supreme Court on September 16.
The hearing in the case, Harishan Devgan v. State of Jharkhand, was rescheduled from September 11 due to security arrangements for the BRICS Summit in Delhi.
The JSSC-CGL exam was cancelled by the Jharkhand government on August 17, following a 24-day student protest over alleged recruitment irregularities.
A Special Investigation Team has questioned 37 suspects so far, while protesting students continue to demand a CBI investigation, citing distrust of the state CID.
No new JSSC-CGL exam date has been announced by the commission, with aspirants advised to monitor the official JSSC website for updates.
A Special Investigation Team formed to investigate irregularities in the JSSC-CGL exam has questioned 37 suspects so far as part of its accelerated inquiry.
The Supreme Court case, titled Harishan Devgan v. State of Jharkhand, includes intervention applications filed by the JPSC JSSC Reform Manch seeking a CBI probe.
The Reform Manch has said the legal battle is not about any single candidate or recruitment advertisement, but about transparency in Jharkhand’s administrative recruitment structure.
Some JSSC-CGL qualified candidates have separately moved court against the exam’s cancellation, arguing it unfairly affects those who cleared the exam without any wrongdoing.
No fresh JSSC-CGL exam date or new notification has been announced by the commission as of today, with aspirants advised to monitor the official JSSC website for updates.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exam on August 17, following a 24-day student agitation over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations.
The government also scrapped all examinations, results and selections associated with private examination agency TSR Data Processing Private Limited, known as TDPL.
Soren said investigations had indicated an interconnected network involving multiple companies operating within the recruitment examination system, and directed the state CID to investigate examinations dating back to 2014.
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