RANCHI, India, May 7 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on April 6:

1. The instant review petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking review of the order dated 18.12.2024 passed in Civil Review No.116 of 2024, whereby and whereunder, the review petition has been dismissed declining to review the original order passed by the writ court in W.P.(C) No.2911 of 2024.

Factual Matrix

2. Before considering the ground agitated in the instant petition for review of the order, the factual background of the case, needs to be referred as under: -

(i) It is the case of the review petitioners that Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (in short "JSSC") had issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) dated 16.11.2021 inviting applications for empanelment of agencies to undertake certain examination related and allied services. The EOI was not specific to any one particular examination. In pursuant to the said EOI, the petitioners submitted its detailed response, fulfilling all eligibility conditions and enclosing requisite documents. Upon evaluation of the same, the petitioners were duly empanelled by JSSC and subsequently, executed a General Agreement for empanelment on 05.01.2022.

(ii) Subsequently, the respondent-commission (respondent no.1 to the writ petition) floated a specific tender/request of rates for end-to-end conduct and management of the OMR based Jharkhand General Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination 2023 (JGGLCCE). Upon finding the petitioners' bid to be successful, the respondent issued a work order/letter of intent on 15.06.2023, followed by the execution of a specific service agreement in respect of this examination on 16.06.2023. The contractual obligations in respect of the conduct of the JGGLCCE examination, were performed by the petitioners (review petitioners herein) in accordance with the standards and directions prescribed by the respondentcommission.

(iii) On successful completion of the first phase of the examination, the petitioners were shocked to see a public announcement dated 31.01.2024, stating that due to an alleged leak of the question paper, the examination already conducted stood cancelled and other exams were deferred. An FIR had been lodged against unknown persons in this regard. Subsequently, a Special Task Force was constituted to investigate into the alleged leak of the question paper. The petitioners were duly cooperated with the investigation.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=I1mmm2bl4r4EREhYK63Kv7j6ZBua0H2JDeSxAEIsLl2Hjr2Gul24h1b1IutJLaMZ&caseno=C.Rev./13/2026&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010010912026&state_code=7&appFlag=)

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