Overview
- The High Court, in a judgment delivered on Friday, November 6, 2026, set aside the state government’s August notification that cancelled the JSSC CGL exam and the appointments made from advertisement No. 10/2023.
- Justice Deepak Roshan ordered that candidates cleared under the JSSC‑CGL be treated as continuously in service so they do not lose pay or other service benefits because of the cancellation.
- The court rejected the presumption of collective guilt and said suspected individuals can be identified and removed later after investigation rather than annulling all appointments up front.
- The Jharkhand CID’s Special Investigation Team will continue its criminal probe and has authority to make arrests and pursue suspects even as recruits remain on duty.
- More than 2,000 candidates were directly affected by the cancellation in August and the ruling ends that blanket administrative action while preserving judicial and investigative safeguards; the court’s detailed written order had not been released publicly immediately after the verdict.