Rajasthan HC Division Bench Stays Cancellation of SI Recruitment Exam 2021

The division bench of the Rajasthan High Court has stayed the order of a single bench canceling the Sub Inspector (SI) Recruitment Exam-2021. However, the ban on the posting of selected candidates will continue till further orders.

While hearing the appeal of Amar Singh and other selected sub-inspectors, the division bench of Justice SP Sharma and Sanjit Purohit has also issued notice to the state government in this regard. Now the next hearing in this matter will be held on October 8.

Senior advocate RN Mathur, on behalf of the petitioners, argued that the single bench's order to cancel the exam was wrong because the government was also not in favor of canceling the recruitment. The SOG had already arrested those involved in the paper leak, due to which it was possible to distinguish between tainted and genuine candidates. Cancellation of recruitment would mean immediate dismissal for those who are already in training or on the job and who are genuine.

On August 28, a single bench of Justice Sameer Jain had canceled the SI Recruitment-2021 conducted for 859 posts and also ordered to include the candidates of 2021 in the recruitment process of 2025. It is noteworthy that so far, more than 150 people have been caught making dummy candidates sit in this examination and paper leak, including two former members of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission.