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Stays Declaration of Assistant Professor Recruitment Results Over Answer Key Objections
The has issued an in the recruitment process for Assistant Professor (English), staying the while allowing the selection process to continue. In , , the single-judge bench of Justice Ganesh Ram Meena issued to the and directed that no final result be declared in the meantime.
An Answer Key Dispute
The , Sanjay Ashiya, is a candidate in the written examination conducted for recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor (English). According to the , the State published the on , and he submitted on . The grievance is that the State published the without considering those objections and then proceeded with interviews of candidates.
's Grievance
Counsel for the , and , submitted that the State's action in moving ahead with the recruitment process without properly deciding the objections to the was arbitrary and illegal. Since the controls the evaluation of the written test, the argued that ignoring objections at this stage could have a direct impact on the .
No response from the State had been filed at the time of the .
Court's Balancing Act
The court did not halt the recruitment process entirely. Instead, it passed a , allowing selection activities to continue while protecting the 's interests:
"In the meantime, the may proceed further with the selection process but shall not declare the final result of the selected candidates."
on the and the application was made returnable within two weeks .
What the Court Said
Recording the 's submissions, the order noted:
"The published the on 31.12.2025 in respect of the written examination conducted for recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor (English)."
and
"The without considering the objections submitted by the , published the and have proceeded for interview of the candidates."
The operative direction, however, was the on declaring final results.
What Happens Next
The has now been put on and will have an opportunity to respond. At this stage, the court has not finally decided whether the was valid. Until the matter is heard further, the final result of the Assistant Professor (English) recruitment process remains stayed.
