UPSC Extra Chance For Last Attempt Candidates : 'Is It Possible To Give Age Relaxation?', SC Asks Centre - LIVE UPDATES

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8 Feb 2021 8:47 AM GMT

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The Supreme Court is hearing a petition seeking extra chance in UPSC exams for those civil service aspirants who exhausted their last attempt in October 2020.On the last hearing date(February 5), the Centre and the UPSC had told a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar that they are agreeable to giving extra chance for candidates who gave last attempt in October, subject to age-bar, as a "one...

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8 Feb 2021 8:54 AM GMT
CU Singh says that the petitioners are not questioning the Union's suggestion that this is a one-time chance, which is not to be treated as precedent.
He adds that whenever such relaxations were granted in past, age-bar was also relaxed.
8 Feb 2021 8:54 AM GMT
CU Singh says it is not a large number, around 2300.
8 Feb 2021 8:54 AM GMT
CU Singh : For SC/ST candidates, handicapped candidates, there is no limit in number of attempts. So if the benefit is given only to last chance candidates, SC/ST, PWD candidates will be excluded.
8 Feb 2021 8:54 AM GMT
CU Singh : 2236 candidates who had last chance last year are age-barred.
If age-bar is not relaxed, all SC/ST candidates, handicapped candidates will be excluded.
8 Feb 2021 8:53 AM GMT
CU Singh : The only difficulty is with the age-bar.
8 Feb 2021 8:49 AM GMT
CU Singh refers to the note submitted by the ASG on Friday and says that the extra chance offer is limited to only last chance candidates subject to age-bar.
8 Feb 2021 8:49 AM GMT
The bench takes up the case.
Sr Adv C U Singh says he appears for the petitioners along with Sr Adv Syam Divan.

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CU Singh says that the petitioners are not questioning the Union's suggestion that this is a one-time chance, which is not to be treated as precedent. He adds that whenever such relaxations were granted in past, age-bar was also relaxed.

CU Singh says it is not a large number, around 2300.

CU Singh : For SC/ST candidates, handicapped candidates, there is no limit in number of attempts. So if the benefit is given only to last chance candidates, SC/ST, PWD candidates will be excluded.

CU Singh : 2236 candidates who had last chance last year are age-barred. If age-bar is not relaxed, all SC/ST candidates, handicapped candidates will be excluded.

CU Singh : The only difficulty is with the age-bar.

CU Singh refers to the note submitted by the ASG on Friday and says that the extra chance offer is limited to only last chance candidates subject to age-bar.

The bench takes up the case.Sr Adv C U Singh says he appears for the petitioners along with Sr Adv Syam Divan.

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CU Singh says that the petitioners are not questioning the Union's suggestion that this is a one-time chance, which is not to be treated as precedent.
He adds that whenever such relaxations were granted in past, age-bar was also relaxed.

CU Singh : 2236 candidates who had last chance last year are age-barred.
If age-bar is not relaxed, all SC/ST candidates, handicapped candidates will be excluded.

The bench takes up the case.
Sr Adv C U Singh says he appears for the petitioners along with Sr Adv Syam Divan.