Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Thursday issued directions to JKSSB not to proceed with the selection process till the final decision is taken by the Government.
The directions came while disposing of a petition, filed on behalf of the petitioners Vinkal Sharma and others, claiming to be the aspirants, who have responded to the advertisement for various examinations to be conducted by the JKSSB and the two such examinations are Junior Engineer (civil), Jal Shakti Department and Sub Inspector (Home Department) to which all the petitioners have responded to and applied.
Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi was hearing a petition filed by a group of 40 aspirants, who sought indulgence of the court to ensure a fair recruitment process. Through their plea, they had expressed concerns about the potential misuse of modern technology by the agencies involved in the selection process. Specifically, the petitioners had cast doubt on the contracts awarded to M/s Aptech Ltd. for conducting online Computer Based Tests (CBT), citing the company’s tarnished history and previous blacklisting.
Further highlighting that a company’s blacklisting is not permanent, the bench explained that once the stipulated period of debarment is over, the company can participate in the tendering process again.
“One cannot be blacklisted for life. The order of blacklisting has to be specified for a particular period of time. The debarment is never permanent and the period of debarment would invariably depend upon the nature of offence committed by erring contractor”, the bench maintained.
The Review Committee had been directed to submit its report within 15 days.
“The Review Committee constituted in terms of Government Order No 487-JK (GAD) of 2023 dated April 22, 2023, shall submit its report within a period of ten days from the date of passing of this judgment,” the court said.
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