The Supreme Court refused to remain at Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) subject review scheduled on April 25 and rejected lawsuits accusing paper leaks in preliminary tests last December 13 last year. |Picture source: ANI
The Supreme Court refused to remain at Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) subject review scheduled on April 25 and rejected lawsuits accusing paper leaks in preliminary tests last December 13 last year.
The judge, composed of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan, dismissed a batch of petitions to cancel the combined competitive preliminary examination of the 70th BPSC, citing a lack of certain evidence to justify the retest of all candidates.
Senior advocate Anjana Prakash appeared for the petitioner, who believes digital evidence, including WhatsApp messages and video clips, showed the problematic documents leaked before the exam.
She added that one of the videos allegedly showed the answers announced through the speakers of the exam center.
Tushar Mehta, a lawyer who appeared for the Bihar government and BPSC, defended the integrity of the examination system.
He explained that four different sets of problem papers were used, which contained questions to prevent unity.
He addressed concerns about similarities to the coaching center material, clarifying that of the 150 questions, only two were word-by-word copies.
The bench questioned the authenticity and scope of the digital evidence presented, noting that the allegations were limited to the individual examination center of Bapu Pariksha Parisar, where 10,000 affected candidates have been re-examined.
It noted that according to the petitioner’s own claim, the leak appeared to have occurred after the candidate entered the examination hall.
The Supreme Court order filed a request, including an order from the Anand Legal Aid Forum Trust Fund, opposes the Patna High Court decision that dismisses the petition, saying there is no clear evidence of malfeasance in multiple examination centres.
This decision allows BPSC to conduct major inspections.
On January 7, the judge led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna refused to review his confession of alleged violations in the BPSC exam held on December 13, 2024, followed by police actions against protesters.
The bench requires petitioners to appeal for relocation of Patna High Court.
Bihar police allegedly used force to control aspiring civil servants, who demanded the cancellation of the BPSC exam held on December 13, 2024.
The State Public Service Commission ordered a re-examination of certain candidates at 22 centers in Patna on January 4.
Of the 12,012 candidates eligible for retesting, a total of 8,111 admission cards were downloaded and 5,943 exams appeared.
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