Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Jharkhand High Court Transfers Exam Cancellation Plea
Some people who took a government job examination in Jharkhand went to court.
They disagreed with the government’s decision to cancel the examination and related appointments.
The examination was for Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts.
The government said several examinations had been cancelled because of alleged irregularities.
A two-judge bench of the Jharkhand High Court heard the new petition.
The judges learned that a single judge was already handling similar cases.
They therefore sent this petition to that single judge.
The court has not yet made a final decision on whether the cancellations were valid.
A Jharkhand High Court division bench transferred a petition challenging cancelled recruitment examinations to a single judge.
The petition was filed by Civil Judge (Junior Division) examination candidates Aditya Bhaskar and Ayush Kumar Verma.
The petitioners challenged the cancellation of examinations and related appointments conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission.
The government cancelled several examinations and appointments conducted since 2014 over alleged irregularities.
The division bench transferred the case because similar petitions were already pending before the single judge.
- Who
- Civil Judge (Junior Division) examination candidates Aditya Bhaskar and Ayush Kumar Verma filed the petition; the Jharkhand High Court heard it.
- What
- A division bench transferred a petition challenging the cancellation of examinations and related appointments to a single judge.
- When
- The report is dated August 31; the cancellation notification was issued on August 18.
- Where
- The case was heard in the Jharkhand High Court.
- Why
- Similar petitions were already pending before a single judge, and the petitioners challenged the government’s cancellation decision.
Petitioners
State Government
Cancellation of examinations
Petitioners
The candidates challenged the decision to cancel the Civil Judge examination and related appointment processes.
State Government
The government cancelled various examinations and appointments following alleged irregularities.
Court handling
Petitioners
The petitioners sought judicial consideration of their challenge to the cancellations.
State Government
The court transferred the petition to the single judge already hearing similar challenges.
- Court action
- The division bench transferred the petition to a single judge.
- Petitioners
- Aditya Bhaskar and Ayush Kumar Verma
- Examination involved
- Civil Judge (Junior Division) examination
- Agencies mentioned
- Jharkhand Public Service Commission, Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, and an outsourced agency
- Government decision
- Several examinations and associated appointments conducted since 2014 were cancelled.
- Stated reason
- The cancellations followed alleged irregularities.
- Notification date
- August 18