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S. N. PATHAK
Sujata Kumari – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand through its Chief Secretary – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard the parties.
2. Petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for direction upon the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner for evaluating her answer sheets which is pending before the respondent Nos. 3 and 4 since 2006.
Further prayer has been made for considering the candidature of petitioner for appointment to civil services posts as the cut-off marks as per the JPSC was 884, whereas, the petitioner has secured 879 without re-evaluation of GS-II, depriving her legitimate rights to be appointed to the said post.
3. As per the factual matrix, the respondent-JPSC vide Advt. No. 11/2002-03 had published notification of 1st Civil Services Exam., 2003 for appointment to different Civil Posts and pursuant to which, the petitioner applied for the same and has been issued admit card bearing Roll No. 21802791. Thereafter, the petitioner appeared in the 1st Civil Services Mains Examination and declared successful in the same. After that, she faced the interview. It is the specific case of the petitioner that in the entire selection process, she has done exceptionally well and hence, she was under impression that her name will figure in the final mer
The main legal point established is that the court will not interfere in cases where malpractices are found, and action should be taken against those responsible.
The court upheld the decision of the respondent-authorities not to consider the appellant's candidature due to discrepancies in the answer sheets.
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....
Re-evaluation of answer sheets is not permissible in the absence of relevant rules or instructions.
The petitioner cannot challenge the selection process at a later stage.
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