Dimapur, January 5 (MExN): The Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) has urged the Nagaland government to urgently intervene and implement corrective measures following the Gauhati High Court’s (Kohima Bench) cancellation of a state excise recruitment process, which has left hundreds of aspirants in distress.
In a representation submitted to the Secretary of the state's Excise Department in Kohima, the DNSU highlighted the “deep anguish, mental distress, and uncertainty” faced by candidates after the Kohima Bench of the court quashed the Physical Test and Written Examination conducted for Excise Constable posts by the Departmental Recruitment Board (DRB).
The student body in a press release issued by it media cell stated it was acting on numerous representations from affected aspirants expressing deep anguish, mental distress, and uncertainty caused by the abrupt cancellation of the recruitment process. “Many of these candidates had invested years of preparation, financial resources, and sincere effort in good faith, only to face severe disappointment due to procedural irregularities beyond their control.”
Citing the court’s observation that recruitment rules cannot be altered midway, the DNSU raised serious concerns over “transparency, fairness, and accountability” in the conduct of the recruitment process.
To address the crisis and restore trust, the DNSU has made two key appeals to the state government, which included - dissolve the existing Departmental Recruitment Board (DRB) and constitute a fresh, competent, and transparent recruitment body to restore public trust and ensure adherence to established recruitment rules and principles of natural justice. Safeguard the interests of affected aspirants by allowing candidates who had already qualified the Physical Test in the quashed recruitment process to be considered eligible in the next fresh recruitment without requiring them to undergo the Physical Test again, so that their hard work and sacrifices are not rendered meaningless due to administrative lapses.
“The future of thousands of educated unemployed youth cannot be compromised due to institutional failures,” the DNSU stated in its representation. It emphasized that restoring the morale and confidence of the aspirants though “fair, compassionate, and corrective measures.”
The union cautioned that it would continue to stand with the affected candidates and pursue the matter “until a just and satisfactory resolution is achieved.” It has called upon the Government of Nagaland to examine the issue with utmost urgency and take necessary steps in the larger interest of justice, transparency, and the welfare of aspiring youth across the state.
