CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN

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For the Petitioners: Mr. Sumeet Gadodia, Advocate

Mr. Manoj Tandon, Advocate

Mr. Shailesh Poddar, Advocate

Mr. Ashish Kumar, Advocate

For the State: Mr. Manish Kumar, Sr. S.C.-II

Mr. Kishore Kumar Singh, S.C.-V

Mr. Ratnesh Kumar, S.C. (L&C)-I

Mr. Krishna Prajapati, A.C. to S.C.-V

Mrs. Nirupma, A.C. to Sr. S.C.-II

For the JPSC: Mr. Sanjoy Piprawall, Advocate

Mr. Pravin Kumar Pandey, Advocate

Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate

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Reserved on: 08.04.2025 Pronounced on: 25/04/2025

Per M.S. Ramachandra Rao, C.J.

1. In this batch of writ petitions, the petitioners have challenged the revised answer keys notified by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (for short ‘JPSC’) through a Press Release dt. 13.05.2024 in regard to certain questions in the examination conducted by it for appointment of Civil Judges (Junior Division) through an Advertisement No.22/2023 dt. 14.08.2023 under the Jharkhand Judicial Service (Recruitment) Regulations, 2013.

2. The questions with regard to which there is challenge in these cases are questions in the preliminary entrance test (multiple choice/objective type).

3. All the petitioners in this