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JSSC CGL: Supreme Court to take up CBI probe plea September 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.
The Supreme Court will take up a plea seeking a CBI investigation into JSSC-CGL recruitment irregularities on September 16, after the hearing was rescheduled from September 11.
The postponement of the case, Harishan Devgan v. State of Jharkhand, was linked to security arrangements surrounding the BRICS Summit in Delhi.
The JSSC-CGL exam was cancelled by the Jharkhand government on August 17, after a 24-day student protest over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams.
A Special Investigation Team probing the matter has questioned 37 suspects so far, while students continue demanding a CBI probe, citing distrust of the state CID.
No fresh JSSC-CGL exam date has been announced as of today, with candidates advised to track the official JSSC website for updates.
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.
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.
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