HC upholds govt move to cancel DySP recruitment

PANAJI
The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the State government’s decision to cancel the ongoing recruitment process for 28 posts of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP).

The Court, while accepting the government’s submissions, observed that the process was scrapped to increase the maximum age limit for applicants from 30 years to 40 years.

The government informed that the decision to enhance the age limit has already been taken and will be notified shortly. After the notification, the Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) will issue a fresh advertisement to fill the DySP posts.

Earlier, the GPSC had conveyed to the Court that the regular recruitment process was cancelled to amend the recruitment rules and enhance the upper age limit.

Last year, the GPSC ended the recruitment drive that had resumed after 25 years, even as the process advanced to the third level. A total of 62 candidates were shortlisted from 2,500 applications after pre-screening and screening examinations conducted in October and November 2023.

The 28 advertised posts in August 2023 included 14 unreserved, eight reserved for OBC, four for ST, and two for EWS. Unlike the Goa Civil Service Junior Scale Officers, the upper age limit for DySP candidates was restricted to 30 years under the Goa Police Rules, 2022, while all applicants were required to clear a physical fitness test consisting of running, high jump, long jump and shot put.