Published on : 24 Sep 2025, 3:54 am 2 min read

The Supreme Court recently directed the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) to appoint a Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidate to the State civil services after she had missed out on selection because she failed to attend the medical test owing to confusion in the notified dates.

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta set aside the order of the Jharkhand High Court which had upheld JPSC’s rejection of the candidature of petitioner Shreya Kumari Tirkey.

The High Court had dismissed her writ petition and intra-court appeal on the ground that she failed to appear for the medical test the day after her interview.

The Supreme Court noted that Tirkey had qualified the preliminary and mains examinations and appeared for the

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