SC refuses to stay recruitment of 621 assistant executive engineers in state
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Cuttack: The
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has refused to stay the recruitment process for 621 assistant executive engineer (AEE) posts by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), even as it admitted a special leave petition (SLP) challenging a Jan 15 order by the Orissa high court related to the case.
The recruitment advertisement, published on Dec 28, 2023, for 580 civil and 41 mechanical AEE posts, followed the Odisha Engineering Service (Methods of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2023. The rules replaced the traditional written test with selection based on the highest valid GATE score from the preceding three years, including the year of advertisement.
Following the HC's Jan 15 directive, OPSC extended the application deadline to May 8, allowing otherwise eligible candidates to apply after appearing in GATE.
However, Ritesh Kumar Mohapatra challenged the HC order in the SC via an SLP.
On June 3, an SC bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Augustine George Masih issued notice to the Odisha govt returnable in the week beginning Aug 11 but declined to halt the recruitment process.
Meanwhile, a separate batch of petitions filed in the HC has questioned the revised application window, arguing it deprived aspirants of a chance to appear in GATE 2025.
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The petitioners claimed that by the time the HC order was issued in Jan, GATE 2025 registration had already closed (Sept/Oct 2024), preventing them from availing the benefit.
In response, the HC's vacation bench of Justice A K Mohapatra passed an interim order on May 26, allowing the recruitment process to continue but directing that one post be kept vacant per petitioner until the next hearing. The court also instructed OPSC and the state govt to file counter affidavits.
The case is now slated for hearing in the week beginning July 7.
State govt and OPSC have defended the ongoing process, stating that delaying recruitment would hamper critical infrastructure projects. They argued that GATE 2025 was an open opportunity and that the petitioners had chosen not to apply.
The final outcome now hinges on the legal proceedings in both the SC and HC.
Cuttack: The Supreme Court has refused to stay the recruitment process for 621 assistant executive engineer (AEE) posts by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), even as it admitted a special leave petition (SLP) challenging a Jan 15 order by the Orissa high court related to the case.
The recruitment advertisement, published on Dec 28, 2023, for 580 civil and 41 mechanical AEE posts, followed the Odisha Engineering Service (Methods of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2023. The rules replaced the traditional written test with selection based on the highest valid GATE score from the preceding three years, including the year of advertisement.
Following the HC's Jan 15 directive, OPSC extended the application deadline to May 8, allowing otherwise eligible candidates to apply after appearing in GATE.
However, Ritesh Kumar Mohapatra challenged the HC order in the SC via an SLP.
On June 3, an SC bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Augustine George Masih issued notice to the Odisha govt returnable in the week beginning Aug 11 but declined to halt the recruitment process.
Meanwhile, a separate batch of petitions filed in the HC has questioned the revised application window, arguing it deprived aspirants of a chance to appear in GATE 2025.
The petitioners claimed that by the time the HC order was issued in Jan, GATE 2025 registration had already closed (Sept/Oct 2024), preventing them from availing the benefit.
In response, the HC's vacation bench of Justice A K Mohapatra passed an interim order on May 26, allowing the recruitment process to continue but directing that one post be kept vacant per petitioner until the next hearing. The court also instructed OPSC and the state govt to file counter affidavits.
The case is now slated for hearing in the week beginning July 7.
State govt and OPSC have defended the ongoing process, stating that delaying recruitment would hamper critical infrastructure projects. They argued that GATE 2025 was an open opportunity and that the petitioners had chosen not to apply.
The final outcome now hinges on the legal proceedings in both the SC and HC.
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