The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday (August 20, 2026) has stayed the State government’s decision to cancel the JSSC-CGL examination.

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The Court has directed the State government to file its response, along with a counter-affidavit, within 15 days.

Earlier, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced the cancellation of the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination on Monday (August 18, 2026), 24 days after students began the protest over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in the State.

The decision was taken during a four-hour emergency Cabinet meeting. He also announced that all examinations conducted since 2014 by TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL), a blacklisted agency, will be cancelled. He further said a committee will be formed under senior IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal to suggest reforms in the conduct of examinations in the State.

Published - August 20, 2026 04:37 pm IST