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SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH, DONADI RAMESH
Shivam Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of UP – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Shri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Alok Dwivedi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri G.K. Singh, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Shri M.N. Singh, learned counsel for the Commission.
2. Present writ petition has been filed for the following relief:-
II- Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 and 3 to suitably place the petitioner in final list dated 30.08.2023 (Annexure No.7 to this writ petition) after considering the answers of Question No.9 (a), (b), (d), (e) & 10 (D)(i) of the petitioner as correct by awarding 6 marks in the aforesaid questions."
3. Pleadings have been exchanged and the matter heard.
4. Petitioner applied for selection under the UPPCS(J), 2022. For that Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) issued the advertisement
The court affirmed that candidates in public examinations are entitled to fair evaluation, allowing corrections for clear marking errors to ensure just treatment.
Candidates must not suffer due to administrative negligence in examination evaluations, and proper procedures must be followed to ensure fair assessment.
The court affirmed that academic evaluations should not be judicially interfered with unless glaring errors are evident, emphasizing adherence to procedural timelines for objections.
The court emphasized the importance of correct roll number marking and upheld the authority of the respondent to re-evaluate the answer script based on the correct roll number.
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 Answer Key for a selection test is presumed correct unless clearly demonstrated to be wrong, and without such proof, courts will not interfere with selection outcomes.
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