Overview

• The 202-page judgment delivered on August 28 orders scrapping the Sub-Inspector recruitment, finding it practically impossible to distinguish genuine candidates from those who benefited from leaks.
• Rajasthan’s law minister on August 30 said the court had only forwarded observations for examination, even as the order itself states the recruitment stands cancelled and the government reviews the directions.
• Investigators have made more than 120 arrests tied to the leak network, including 54 trainee SIs, exam brokers, complicit officials, and two former RPSC members named in case records.
• The exam was held in September 2021 for 859 posts with nearly 7.97 lakh applicants, and the court noted suspicions that question papers were widely distributed and interviews were manipulated.
• The state earlier told the court on July 1 it would not cancel the process, citing about 6.3% implicated candidates and proposed remedies, as Congress leader Ashok Gehlot now attacks the BJP government for what he calls double standards.