NEW DELHI, June 14 -- The Jharkhand High Court imposed a cost of Rs.1 lakh on the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and dismissed its appeal against a candidate seeking appointment as an assistant professor.

The dispute arose when Manoj Kumar Kachhap, who had applied in 2018 for the assistant professor post, discovered on the day of his interview that the examination fee he paid had not been credited to the Commission's account. Kachhap's application was accepted after initial document scrutiny, and he was cleared to sit for the written examination.

However, at the time of the interview round, he was informed that "the fees deposited for the examination was not credited in the account of the commission, and therefore, his candi...