The Rajasthan High Court on Monday stayed an order that had quashed the 2021 sub-inspector recruitment exam. The previous order had been issued in light of allegations of a paper leak and the involvement of members of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC).
A division bench of Justices Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Sanjeet Purohit heard an appeal filed by Vikram Panwar, a successful candidate, and subsequently stayed the operation and effect of the single judge's bench order.
It was argued before the division bench that only a small number of identified candidates were involved in the paper leak and had been selected through corrupt means. The appellant contended that cancelling the entire recruitment process would unfairly harm hundreds of candidates who had passed the exam honestly. The appellant sought protection against the implementation of the single bench’s order, which had quashed the entire recruitment process on August 28.
In 2021, the RPSC had advertised 859 posts for sub-inspector and platoon commander. Allegations of a paper leak surfaced during the recruitment exam, leading the government to hand over the investigation to the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Rajasthan Police.
As a result of the investigation, over 50 trainee sub-inspectors, along with others involved in the paper leak, have been arrested.
A state cabinet sub-committee had previously recommended to the high court that the 2021 exam should not be cancelled.
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