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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P (S) No. 493 of 2023 Chanchala Kumari, aged about 24 years, daughter of Vijay Kumar Das, wife of Akhil Kumar Das, resident of Village- Nawadih, P.O. & P.S. Domchanch, District-Koderma, (Jharkhand). …… Petitioner V E R S U S

1. State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, having office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. – Dhurwa, P.S. – Jagarnathpur, District –

Ranchi.

2. Secretary, Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha Department Government of Jharkhand, having office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. – Dhurwa, P.S. –

Jagarnathpur, District – Ranchi.

3. Jharkhand Public Service Commission through its Secretary, having office at Circular Road, P.O. & P.S. –

Lalpur, District – Ranchi.

4. Controller of Examination, Jharkhand Public Service Commission, having office at Circular Road, P.O. & P.S. –

Lalpur, District – Ranchi. …… Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ….…

For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Indrajit Sinha, Advocate Mr. Amritansh Vats, Advocate Mr. Amartya Choubey, Advocate Mr. Arpan M. Ekka, Advocate For the Resp.-State : Mr. Rahul Saboo, G.P.-II Mr. Kunal Chandra Suman, A.C. to G.P.-II For the JPSC : Mr. Sanjoy Piprawall, Advocate Mr. Prince Kumar, Advocate ….…..

C.A.V. ON: 18/06/2026 PRONOUNCED ON:12/08/2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner praying therein for the following reliefs: -

“To consider the case of the Petitioner for appointment to the post of Class-II officer under SC category pursuant to Advertisement No.01/2021 (7th -10th Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Examination-2021) (Annexure-2) published by Jharkhand Public Service Commission, since Petitioner has obtained marks much above than last selected candidates but her candidature has been rejected as she has mentioned the caste-certificate in the online application form issued on the basis of her husband but later on, at the time of interview, she has submitted the caste-certificate issued on the basis of her father and she was allowed to sit in the interview process without any objection by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission.”

3. The brief fact of the case is that an advertisement was published by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred as ‘JPSC’) inviting eligible candidates for appointment on Class-II Posts (Civil Services). Pursuant thereto, the petitioner has filled-up the examination form and appeared in the examination. She has been declared successful in preliminary test examination; thereafter, she has again asked to fill-up the application form for appearing in the mains examination, wherein, she has applied under SC category. Thereafter, she was declared successful in the mains examination and was called for verification of her documents, which was scheduled on 09.05.2022 and subsequently, she was also called for interview, which was scheduled on

10.05.2022.

4. Just a day before interview i.e. on 09.05.2022, she has submitted all her documents including caste certificate and educational certificates etc., before the officials of JPSC, but the JPSC has asked to submit the caste certificate, which was issued on the basis of her father and not on the basis of her husband as she has submitted the caste certificate dated 27.03.2019 issued on the basis of her husband on the date of document verification. Subsequently on the very next day, the petitioner has submitted her caste certificate dated 09.05.2022 issued on the basis of her father.

5. On 31.05.2022, the result was published, wherein, her name was not found place. Subsequently, when the marks statement and cut off marks category wise was published, the petitioner found that she had obtained total 590 marks;

however, the cut off marks in SC Category was 583 marks.

In the remark column of the marks statement issue by the JPSC, the reason for non-consideration was mentioned as “candidate got b