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The Jharkhand High Court has asked JSSC CGL candidates to cooperate with the SIT investigation while directing that they must not be harassed.
The bench directed that no successful candidate should suffer mental or administrative distress during the inquiry.
Justice Deepak Roshan said a summons does not establish guilt.
Retired judge Gautam Kumar Chaudhary has been appointed to monitor the investigation and address candidates’ concerns.
The interim stay on the cancellations continues until the next hearing on October 7.
Petitioners had told the court that the SIT was repeatedly questioning several innocent students and that monitoring was needed to prevent unnecessary harassment.
The bench expressed concern that innocent candidates were being repeatedly summoned and harassed under the guise of investigation, according to AajTak.
The court directed that no successful candidate should face mental or administrative distress during the inquiry.
Candidates were also told to cooperate with the investigation while being protected from exploitation.
Retired High Court judge Gautam Kumar Chaudhary has been appointed to monitor the SIT investigation and to hear complaints from candidates.
A retired IPS officer, named in reports as R.K. Malik, has been designated nodal officer to coordinate between the SIT and Justice Chaudhary.
The monitoring arrangement operates independently of the court’s own proceedings and is meant to keep the investigation transparent.
The concern covers candidates whose appointments were cancelled and then restored after the High Court’s interim orders.
The interim stay on the cancellation of JPSC, JSSC CGL, CDPO and Food Safety Officer appointments continues.
The state had earlier ordered a CID probe into recruitment examinations dating back to 2014, and the SIT has been questioning suspects.
The next hearing is scheduled for October 7, 2026, at 11:30 am.
Under criminal procedure, a summons is a formal request to appear and give information, and it is not an accusation or a finding of wrongdoing.
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