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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, GAUTAM A.ANKHAD
Kartiki Awantika – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioners seek fairness in evaluation (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. challenge against arbitrary evaluation (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. judicial review requires context understanding (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. mandamus requires legal right presence (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. writ in extraordinary circumstances (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
JUDGMENT :
SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ.
Four writ petitions with similar prayers, except an additional prayer in Writ Petition No. 11753 of 2025, seeking re-evaluation and re-calculation of the merit list as per Clause 6.5.1 of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission Rules have been filed by the candidates who appeared in the preliminary examination for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) and Judicial Magistrate (First Class).
2. The prayers in Writ Petition No. 11753 of 2025 are reproduced below:-
“(a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction in the nature thereof directing Respondents to furnish to the Petitioner the copies of his evaluated answer sheets pertaining to the Civil Judge (Junior Division) Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Competitive Main Examination-2022;
(b) Declare that the action of Respondents in unilaterally disposing of his RTI
Judicial review can be invoked to ensure fairness in evaluation and transparency in competitive examinations, but candidates must establish a legal right to seek re-evaluation.
The finality of public examination results and the reluctance to interfere with expert decisions, as well as the absence of provisions for re-evaluation in the rules, precluded the petitioner's right....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that re-evaluation of answer sheets is impermissible as per the advertisement and relevant rules. The court emphasized the importance of uniform ma....
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