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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY
Lakshmi – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioners participated in recruitment for assistant professors. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. allegations of fraud emerged post-exams. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. petitioners awaited results post-evaluation. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. need for concrete evidence to justify cancellation. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. state's authority to cancel examinations. (Para 10 , 12) |
| 6. distinction between systemic irregularities and isolated faults. (Para 14 , 19) |
| 7. requirement for detailed inquiries in irregular cases. (Para 22 , 23) |
| 8. candidates' rights vs. state examination integrity. (Para 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 9. court decides not to interfere with cancellation. (Para 27 , 28) |
JUDGMENT :
SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Petitioners, in present bunch of writ petitions, have participated in a recruitment process initiated in pursuance of Advertisement No. 51 of year 2022 to fill up 910 posts of Assistant Professors in different aided non-Government Post Graduate Colleges.
2. U.P. Education Service Selection Commission issued a schedule for written examination which was held on 16th / 17th April, 2025 in two shifts at 52 different Examination Centers in six Districts for 33 different Subjects.
3. Immediately after the written examinations, t
A candidate's right to selection cannot override the necessity for a fair examination process; substantial evidence of systemic irregularity justifies cancellation of examination results.
An examination can only be cancelled if there are systemic irregularities; isolated incidents do not justify re-examination if tainted candidates can be segregated from untainted ones.
Minor technical irregularities in recruitment exams, promptly rectified without systemic fraud or inability to segregate tainted/untainted candidates, do not vitiate entire selection process.
Cancellation of public examinations must be justified by systemic irregularities; isolated issues like double admit cards do not warrant such drastic measures.
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(1) Appointment – Cancellation of entire selection due to mass irregularities is justified.(2) Principles of Natural Justice cannot be invoked to validate fraud that has occurred – These principles a....
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