India, Aug. 20 -- The Jharkhand High Court has stayed the state government's decision to cancel the 11th and 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examinations and the appointments made through them, providing relief to newly appointed officers who challenged the move.

The court issued the order while hearing petitions filed by several newly appointed officers against the government's decision.

Officers challenge government order

The petitioners argued that the state government had cancelled the examinations and subsequent appointments without giving the selected candidates an opportunity to present their case.

The petitioners also invoked the principles of natural justice, arguing that if individual candidates were found to...