Krishna Jee Prasad vs Personnel And Adminis Reform on 24 March, 2015
2. The brief facts of the case are that, for the 1st
J.P.S.C. Examination, an Advertisement was issued in the year,
2003 and the cutoff date was fixed 01.08.2003. For the 2nd
J.P.S.C. Examination, an Advertisement was issued in the year,
2006 and the cutoff date was fixed 01.08.2004. Similarly, for
the 3rd and 4th J.P.S.C. Examinations, the cutoff dates were
fixed 01.08.2005 and 01.08.2006 respectively. However, for
the 5th J.P.S.C. Examination for which the Advertisement was
published in the year, 2013, the cutoff date was fixed
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01.08.2009. Earlier, W.P.(PIL) No. 3594 of 2011 titled
"Budh Deo Oraon Vs. State of Jharkhand and Others" was filed
challenging the 1st and 2nd J.P.S.C. Examinations and this
Court found the entire selection process tainted and hence,
the matter was handed over to the Central Bureau of
Investigation. In the writ petition filed by the "Adivasi Chhatra
Sangh" (W.P.(C) No. 4301 of 2013), this Court observed that
the respondentauthorities are required to consider the
representation in terms of policy of the Government. In W.P.
(PIL) No. 6824 of 2013, this Court permitted the individual
candidates to approach the authorities. It is stated that, though
for the 4th J.P.S.C. Examination, the upper age limit for the
General Category candidate was 40 years, for the 5th J.P.S.C.
Examination, the upper age limit has been reduced from 40
years to 35 years which has adversely affected the petitioner
and other similarly situated candidates. In other States, upper
age limit has been enhanced from 35 years to 40 years for
appearing in the Public Service Examinations.