Overview
- A division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G. M. Mohiuddin granted an interim stay on the single-judge order.
- The single-judge ruling on November 18 had directed a recast of the list after finding Part-B OMR re-evaluation irregularities, including double bubbling, use of whitener, and erasures.
- The bench listed the matter for consideration on merits in about six weeks and directed all parties to file counter-affidavits.
- The recruitment concerns 1,032 Group-II posts notified in 2015–16 with a final selection list issued on October 24, 2019.
- The stay provides temporary relief to selected candidates as the court considers concerns about unsettling appointments made in 2019.