Shailesh Kumar Joshi vs Uttarakhand Public Services Commission

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2022 Supreme(UK) 304

MANOJ K.TIWARI
Shailesh Kumar Joshi – Appellant
Versus
Uttarakhand Public Services Commission – Respondent

Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. M.C. Kandpal, Senior Advocate with Mr. B.D. Pande, Mr. Harshit Sanwal, Mr. Pooran Singh Rawat, Mr. Hari Mohan Bhatia, Mr. Karan Anand, Mr. Pankaj Kapil, Mr. Dushyant Manali, Mr. D.P. Mittal, Mr. Manish Lahoni, Mr. Parnav Singh, Mr. Rajat Mittal, Mr. P.P. Bhatt, Ms. Deepa Arya, Mr. Sandeep Tiwari & Mohd. Matloob, Advocates
For the Respondent: Mr. P.C. Bisht, learned Additional C.S.C. with Mr. V.S. Rawat, learned Brief Holder and Mr. Ashish Joshi, learned counsel

JUDGMENT :

1. On 09.08.2021, Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as “Commission”) issued an advertisement inviting applications for Combined State (Civil) Lower Subordinate Service Examination-2021. The selection process consisted of (i) Preliminary Test, (ii) Main Examination and (iii) Interview.

2. Petitioners responded to the said advertisement and they were permitted to appear in the preliminary examination held on 12.12.2021. Since petitioners could not qualify preliminary examination, therefore, they are before this Court, challenging the decision taken by the Commission to award bonus marks to all candidates in respect of 12 questions, which were found to be erroneous.

3. Since common questions of fact and law are involved in these petitions, therefore, these petitions are clubbed together and are being heard & decided together. However, for the sake of brevity and convenience, facts of WPSS No. 481 of 2022 alone are being considered.

4. Writ Petition (S/S) No. 481 of 2022 has been filed by two persons, seeking the following relief :-

(i) A writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to call for the record of the case and quash the impugned dec

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2022 Supreme(UK) 304

MANOJ K.TIWARIShailesh Kumar Joshi – AppellantVersusUttarakhand Public Services Commission – Respondent

Cases Referred (4)

MANOJ K.TIWARI
Shailesh Kumar Joshi – Appellant
Versus
Uttarakhand Public Services Commission – Respondent