Odisha Civil Services 2021 results stayed; check Orissa HC order

The Orissa High Court has directed Odisha Public Service Commission not to release Odisha Civil Services 2021 results without its permission. 

Hearing a petition filed by a divyang candidate, the High Court put the interim stay on the announcement of the Civil Services 2021 results.

Meanwhile, the next hearing on the matter will be on the first week of September 2023.

Notably, Satish Kumar Panigrahi was not allowed to participate in the recruitment test, particularly the Personality test, as he is a divyang candidate. He then approached the High Court filing a writ petition, asking for a direction to the OPSC to allow him to participate in the test. 

The provision in Persons with Disability Act, 2016 provides that a candidate who has 40 percent of permanent disability, quota shall be provided to them for recruitment.

The Petitioner had initially applied under the PWD category along with a disability certificate issued by the concerned Medical authority indicating therein that the Petitioner has 40% temporary disability. Yet, he was not allowed to appear in the personality test. 

Hearing the petition, the High Court directed the OPSC to allow the petitioner to participate in the personality test, which is presently going on. 

The state government is also directed to constitute a medical board and send the petitioner to the board for examination. The High Court also directed that the medical certificate should be produced before the court by the next date. 

The Orissa High Court heard the case through virtual mode.