India, Oct. 6 -- Prompted by agitations led by civil services aspirants across the state, which entered their fifth day on Monday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis urged Governor Jishnu Dev Varma to set up a judicial commission to probe the alleged irregularities in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC).

The state government requested that the a panel, led by a retired high court judge, be formed to probe the functioning of the current MPSC chairperson Vivek Bhimanwar, his predecessors and members of the commission, people aware of developments said. The government has requested that investigation be completed in three months, following which appropriate action will be taken based on the report.

Student groups and MPSC aspira...