Supreme Court of India

Barun Kumar & Ors v. State of Jharkhand & Ors.

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Bench Ajay Rastogi and C. T. Ravikumar JJ.
Decided 25 August 2022

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We are of the view that there is certainly an ambiguity in the advertisement itself.

Judgment, page 19

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Service Law – Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Examination – Validity of appointments – Interpretation of r.16 and r.17 of Bihar Civil Services (Executive Branch) and Bihar Junior Civil Services (Recruitment) Rules, 1951 – High Court cancelled the appointment of appellants who had qualified the 6th combined Civil Service Examination, 2016 – Appellants-candidates in appeal before Supreme Court – Held: While reading clause (a) and (b) of r.16 conjointly, it states that clause (a) is general and precise for the candidates who are participating in the written examination whereas clause (b)…

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