JUDGMENT :

D.B. Civil Writ Petitions No. 5502/2018, 268/2018 & 7040/2018

1. The writ petitioners allege that their answer-sheets were not properly marked in the shorthand speed test conducted by the respondents for the purpose of filling the posts of Stenographer Grade-II. The recruitment conditions stipulated that a candidate had to possess speed of 70 words per minute for Hindi Shorthand and 90 words per minute for English Shorthand, as eligibility conditions.

2. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioners urges that the answers recorded on the computer by the respondents' devices provided did not properly reflect what was attempted by the candidates; emphasis is given to the effect that hyphens and other similar symbols were not taken into account and due credit of marks was not provided. Furthermore, in few instances, improper spellings were shown as correct spellings. It was contended in these circumstances that the Court should appoint an independent team of experts to examine the answer sheets and truly evaluate performance of the petitioners.

3. This Court is of the opinion that the controversy in the present case as to whether the answer-sheets or performance was evaluated corr