Reservation Benefit Cannot Be Denied Due to Caste Certificate Issued in Husband's Name When Error Was Committed by State: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has directed the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) to reconsider the candidature of Chanchala Kumari, whose candidature for the 7th-10th Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Examination, 2021 was not considered because the caste certificate uploaded by her had been issued in her husband's name instead of her father's name. Justice Deepak Roshan of the Jharkhand High Court held that the petitioner could not be made to suffer…