MPPSC Paper Leak Scam: MP HC Dismisses Plea Of Candidate Declared Not Qualified [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the MP Public Service Commission (MPPSC) decision to declare a candidate ‘not qualified’ for the State Civil Services Examination 2012 for her alleged involvement in paper leak scam.

The court held the statement given by the petitioner to the Special Task Force (STF) under section 27 of the Evidence Act in the paper leak scam was “a sufficient material” to decline appointment.

The petitioner has challenged the MPPSC’s letter 8.7.2016 where she was declared not qualified for the State Civil Services Examination 2012, due to her alleged involvement in the paper leak scam.

The Commission took action on the basis of the show cause notice of 20.5.2016, served by the Special Task Force (STF) on the petitioner.

In her statement to the STF under section 27 of Evidence Act, she admitted of having had information about the questions to be asked in the preliminary examination held on 22.2.2013, as well the main examination held from 26.09.2013 to 29.9.2013.

Also the petitioner disclosed the names of persons with whom she went to Benares (Varanasi), where she was apprised of the question papers in respect of the preliminary examination.

Later, she went to Vindhyachal and to New Delhi where the question papers of the main examination were shared.

She said the mobile phone that was used for sharing the question paper was destroyed soon after registration of the case.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla said: “A person who starts her career on the basis of cheating cannot be considered for appointment under the State where utmost propriety and transparency is required.”

The court declined to interfere in the matter in view of the fact that the petitioner is declared ineligible on account of use of unfair means in the recruitment test.

Read the Judgment Here