HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 28095 OF 2019

O R D E R:

Petitioners filed this Writ Petition aggrieved by the arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional action of the 2^nd respondent - Telangana State Public Service Commission in proceeding to undertake revaluation of answer scripts pertaining to the written examination held on 11.11.2016 and 13.11.2016 for recruitment to Group II Services pursuant to Notification No. 20/2015, dated 30.12.2015 and Notification No. 17/2016, dated 01.09.2016. They seek to declare the said re- valuation as being contrary to the recommendations of the duly- constituted Technical Committee, in violation of the directions issued by this Court in Writ Appeal No. 1525 of 2018 and batch, dated 03.06.2019, and further as being violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. Petitioners, therefore, pray that provisional selection notification dated 24.10.2019 be set aside, and a direction be issued to the 2^nd respondent to prepare a fresh list of candidates in the ratio of 1:3 for certificate verification and 1:2 for interviews in accordance with the binding directions of this Court.

2. Heard Sri G. Satyanarayana Yadav, learned counsel for petitioners and Sri P.S. Rajashekar, learned Standing Counsel for TGPSC.

3. This Court in Writ Petition No. 26883 and 24377 of 2019 arising out of the subject notifications, considered the issue in detail and held that the 2^nd Respondent had violated the letter and spirit of the Division Bench's judgment and acted beyond its lawful powers. Its actions have resulted in manifest injustice to petitioners, who abided by the rules and were entitled to fair consideration. In conclusion, this Court held that re-evaluation and publication of results by the 2^nd Respondent through Notification dated 24.10.2019 are vitiated by arbitrariness, illegality and non-compliance with judicial directions. Inclusion of candidates, who have tampered Part-B of OMR answer sheets is declared illegal, void and unconstitutional. Accordingly, both the Writ Petitions are allowed today.

4. In the light of the same, this Writ Petition is also allowed. The impugned action of the 2nd respondent-TGPSC is set aside. The 2^nd respondent is directed to re-evaluate and finalize the selection strictly in accordance with the directions issued by the Division Bench in Writ Appeal No.1525 of 2018 and the recommendations of the Technical Committee dated

09.03.2017, and to issue appointment orders to the eligible candidates within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4.1. The 2^nd respondent is further directed to ensure, henceforth, that evaluation of OMR sheets in all the recruitments is conducted in strict conformity with the notified instructions, and that adequate transparency measures, including physical verification, videography, and record preservation, are implemented to prevent recurrence of such irregularities. No costs.

5. Consequently, Miscellaneous Applications, if any shall stand closed.

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18^th November 2025

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