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RAJESH SHANKAR
Md. Rashid Faisal – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
ORDER :
The present case is taken up through video conferencing.
2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the cut-off date for counting upper age limit of 35 years as on 01.08.2021 fixed for the candidates belonging to general category for appointment on the post of Dental Doctors within the State of Jharkhand in Advertisement No. 01/2022 issued by the respondent no.4-Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC). Further prayer has been made for issuance of direction upon the respondents to fix the upper age limit as 42 years for appointment on the said post with respect to the candidates belonging to general category as has been fixed in Advertisement No. 09/2022 issued by the respondent-JPSC for appointment of Ayurvedic Doctors. The petitioner has also prayed for issuance of direction upon the respondent- JPSC to issue fresh advertisement fixing cut-off date regarding upper age limit for appointment on the said post as 01.08.2017 since examination for the said post has not been conducted after the year 2016.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent-JPSC has invited online application of recruitment examination for appointment on regular post of
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