PCS-J 2022 Exam 'Irregularities' | Allahabad HC Restrains Parties From Publishing Affidavit Detailing Marks Awarded By UPPSC

A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh further directed the officer not to issue a certified or other copy of the facts disclosed in the compliance affidavit filed by the Chairman, U.P. Public Service Commission.

“Any party flouting the orders will be dealt with accordingly,” the Court observed in its order, a copy of which was made public earlier today.

This development comes a week after the UPPSC acknowledged in the HC an error in preparing the merit list for the written examination of 50 PCS-J (Provincial Civil Services - Judicial) 2022 candidates.

This admission was made by the Commisison in a writ petition filed by a candidate who appeared in the UP Judicial Service Civil Judge (Junior Division) (Mains) Examination 2022 in May 2023 and had claimed discrepancies in his handwriting in English Mains paper.

Taking into account the admission of the Commission, the HC had directed the Chairman UPPSC to file his personal affidavit regarding the following issues:

(i) The change of marks that have to be corrected in view of the error noted in the inquiry report dated 22.06.2024;

(ii) Full details of candidates who were ineligible to be called for interview, once the correction is made, together with the marks originally awarded and the corrected marks;

(iii) Full details of the candidates together with the marks originally awarded and the corrected marks who ought to have been called for interview.

(iv) Exact details if any other mistake was noted with respect to any /all answer books (paperwise of all six papers of UP PCS - J Examination 2022) in which Master Fake Code may have been interchanged or any other error of like nature occurred with respect thereto.

On Monday, the petitioner filed a Supplemental affidavit, and the UP Public Service Commission chairman filed a compliance affidavit, which were taken on record. Importantly, the Court also granted 3 days time to the counsel for the UPPSC to file a reply to the supplementary affidavit filed by the petitioner.

The court restrained the parties from publishing any part of the affidavit and posted the matter for further hearing on July 19.

Advocate Shashwat Anand appeared for the petitioner. Advocate Nisheeth Yadav appeared for UPPSC.

Case title - Shravan Pandey vs. State Of Up And 2 Others

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