Anushrav Gantayat, currently posted as Training Reserve Officer at Puri Collectorate, had appeared in the OPSC-conducted civil service examination in 2017. However, the commission had rejected his application for the job after the preliminary examination even though he had secured the qualifying mark for the reserved category of candidates.
Alleging discrimination and seeking justice, Gantayat had moved the High Court, which later in December 2023 had ruled in his favour.
This story is from the December 20, 2024 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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