A division Bench of Chief Justice M. S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was on Thursday (September 11, 2026) hearing a petition initiated suo motu by the High Court on the absence of Chairman and members of the commission.
Advocate General Rohitashya Roy informed the High Court that the appointment process for the Chairman's post is due to be completed soon.
Earlier, while hearing the petition, the court had directed the government to inform as to by what time it would complete the process of appointment of the chairman and members of the commission.
The court was hearing a petition on the shortage of officers and employees in the forest department, during which it was informed that the posts of Chairman and members of the commission were vacant.
The court had earlier observed that the commission is a constitutional body and the Chairman's post cannot be left vacant for a long time.
Former JPSC chairman L. Khiangte was arrested on August 10, a day after all three members of the panel resigned amid massive protests by aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment tests conducted by the commission.
All three members of the JPSC resigned on August 9 amid the student protests. Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar had accepted the resignation of Ajeeta Bhattacharya, Anima Hansda and Jamal Ahmad.
The resignations came after the CID summoned the three members for questioning in connection with the allegations of irregularities, including paper leaks.
