'Candidates Will Have To Make A Choice': Gauhati High Court Dismisses Plea To Change APSC Mains Exam Date Clashing With UPSC IFS Exam
The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking change in the schedule of the Assam Public Service Commission (Mains) examination, as the same is clashing with the UPSC Indian Forest Service (IFS) examination, to be held on 27.02.2022.The division Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia noted that APSC has bonafide, practical reasons to not change the dates...
The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking change in the schedule of the Assam Public Service Commission (Mains) examination, as the same is clashing with the UPSC Indian Forest Service (IFS) examination, to be held on 27.02.2022.
The division Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia noted that APSC has bonafide, practical reasons to not change the dates and as such, the Court cannot interfere in the matter.
-APSC will not get required venue after 27/2/2022 i.e. on weekdays as Government of Assam has already decided to start the regular classes w.e.f. 15/2/2022.
"They (candidates) definitely will have to make a choice whether to appear in the examination conducted by the APSC or the IFS examination conducted by the UPSC. On balance, however, we find that there are good grounds not to pass any direction to the APSC for change of dates, as the logistical, financial and other difficulties which will be faced by APSC in the event we change the date of examination from 27.02.2022 to any other date, far outweigh the difficulties of these five candidates. The rest of the prayers, in any case, are not of a nature on which an interference is being called, i.e. the manner of setting questions, etc.," it observed.
Case No.: 812/2022