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2022 Supreme(Raj) 1256
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
Rekha Borana, J.
Jaswant Singh & Ors. – Appellants
Versus
Staff Selection Board & Ors. – Respondents
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8717/2022
Decided On : 24-06-2022
Mr. Hari Singh Rajpurohit, for the Appellant.
Courts may not interfere with examination schedules and syllabus amendments, and petitions filed at a belated stage may not be tenable.
Headnote:
Examination Schedule - Lab Assistant Recruitment - The court held that the amended syllabus and the clashing of examination dates did not warrant interference, and the petition was disposed of.
Fact of the Case:
The petition was filed due to the clashing of examination dates and an alleged insufficient time for preparation of the examination due to an amended syllabus for the Lab Assistant recruitment.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that the time for preparation was not insufficient and that interference with the examination schedule and syllabus was not warranted.
Issues: Clashing examination dates, amended syllabus, interference with examination schedule.
Ratio Decidendi: The court held that it was not within its authority to direct the examination schedule and that the petition was filed at a belated stage, thus not tenable.
Final Decision: The court disposed of the petition, advising the petitioners to raise their grievances through representation to the concerned authorities.
ORDER
1. The present petition has been filed basically on two grounds: firstly, that date of examination for the recruitment to the post of Lab Assistant which is going to be conducted on 28.06.2002 and 29.06.2022 is clashing with certain other examinations which are scheduled to be held on the same dates and secondly, that the syllabus for Lab Assistant examination has been amended and in place of the earlier short syllabus, a lengthy syllabus comprising of many new topics has been introduced and therefore, the candidates deserve to be allowed sufficient time for preparation of the examination.
2. A perusal of the record shows that the syllabus as alleged to be amended, has been amended in the month of April 2022 and the examination is now going to be conducted on 28.06.2022 and 29.06.2022.
3. In the opinion of this Court, the said time cannot be said to be insufficient for any student to prepare for the examination. Moresoever, challenge to said amended syllabus has been made in the present writ petition filed on 14.06.2022, that is, just a week prior to the scheduled date of examination. Therefore, the present writ petition cannot be held to be tenable on this ground at such a belated stage.
4. So far as conducting of the other examinations on the same date and clashing of the date of examination is concerned, in the specific opinion of this Court, such interference cannot be made in the time table and the schedule of the examinations being conducted by the respective departments and authorities. All the recruitment examinations as well as graduation examinations are not conducted for a single person or a specific group of people. These are the examinations for which an advance time table is prepared by the concerned department and are conducted after months of prior preparation.
5. Moresoever, this Court is not an authority to direct the authorities as to when and on which date a particular examination is to be conducted.
6. In view of the above observations, this Court is not inclined to interfere in the present writ petition. However, the petitioners may move a representation to the concerned authorities specifically raising their grievances. The concerned authorities may consider the same keeping in view the larger interest of the students.
7. With these observations, the present petition is disposed of.
8. All the pending applications also stand disposed of.
