The Gauhati High Court has served a notice to the Assam Government regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the selection process of Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2013 conducted by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).
PIL On CCE 2013 Conducted By APSC
A bench of Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Devashis Baruah served the notice to the Assam Government after accepting the PIL on June 16.
It needs to be mentioned social activists Pritom Hazarika and Jon Jyoti Sarmah on behalf of ‘Fight against the injustice of APSC’ filed a PIL through their counsel MK Choudhury seeking direction from the Gauhati High Court to act upon the Inquiry Report submitted on April 2, 2022, by Justice Biplab Kumar Sharma Commission of Inquiry in respect of malpractices in CCE 2013.
The Justice (retired) Biplab Kumar Sharma Commission was formed following directions from the Gauhati high court. The Commission submitted its report in April 2022 on the malpractices in CCE 2013.
The APSC cash-for-job scam came to light in 2016. Following the revelations, Police arrested 60 serving ACS and APS officers from the CCE 2013 batch. 39 officers were also dismissed.
