Bilaspur: Now the High Court has cleared the way for the SI recruitment candidates who have been agitating for several months. High Court Justice N.K. Vyas’ single bench has ordered the state government to release the results for 975 posts soon. The High Court has directed to release the results of SI recruitment examination within the next 15 days.
The recruitment process started in 2018
Let us tell you, during the BJP government in Chhattisgarh, the process of SI recruitment for a total of 655 posts was started in the month of August 2018. In this, there was to be recruitment for many other posts including Subedar, Sub Inspector, Platoon Commander, Sub Inspector (Special Branch). The government also changed in 2019 but the examination was not conducted. After this, the new government of the state (Congress) had issued a fresh advertisement for 975 posts in October 2021.
Recruitment process started for the second time in Congress government
The process of SI recruitment exam started in June 2022 and will continue till 8 September 2023. During this period, the physical measurement was held in June-July 2022, the preliminary examination was held on 29 January 2023, while the main examination was held from 26 May to 29 May 2023. After this, the physical efficiency test was conducted between 18th to 30th July 2023, and finally the interview was conducted between 17th August to 8th September 2023. It has been more than a year since the examination was completed, meanwhile the government has changed once again. BJP formed the government again in 2023, but the results of the examination have not been released yet.
Results not released yet
Candidates have agitated several times regarding the release of examination results. Candidates have demanded results many times through fast unto death, Mundan Sanskar, cleanliness campaign and blood donation. After the instructions of the High Court, now the troubles of the candidates are expected to end soon.
This is how the case of SI recruitment exam reached the court
The matter of SI recruitment exam has reached the court. After the preliminary examination on January 29, 2023, the list of qualified candidates was released for the main examination on May 16, 2023, in which 370 women candidates were selected. After this selection, the candidates who did not appear in the merit list filed petitions in the High Court, alleging irregularities in the recruitment process and violation of rules. The petition said that out of 975 posts, 247 were for platoon commanders and the merit list required 20 times the number of candidates, while the names of 6,013 women candidates were included in the list. The petitioners objected to this. On May 20, 2024, Bilaspur High Court ordered that it was wrong to include women in the recruitment of platoon commanders, and directed to include men in their place. However, the final result was not released even after five months of the court order, due to which the candidates demonstrated and fasted.
High Court ordered to release the result within 15 days
Today, on October 16, the High Court has once again ordered the state government to release the examination results within 15 days. Now it remains to be seen whether the candidates will get relief regarding the exam results within 15 days or not.