By The JSSC-CGL CBI probe case will now be heard by the Supreme Court on September 16, after the hearing was rescheduled from September 11.
The delay in the case, Harishan Devgan v. State of Jharkhand, was attributed to security and administrative 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 in its probe so far, while 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 yet, with aspirants advised to monitor the official JSSC website.
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahato ended a hunger strike in the presence of state ministers Dipika Pandey Singh and Irfan Ansari after the government agreed to the cancellation.
Protesting students’ central demand remains a CBI investigation into the recruitment irregularities, as they say they do not trust the state CID after its earlier probe into the JSSC exam.
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.
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