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The Telangana High Court has suspended a single judge's order directing manual re-evaluation of Group-I Mains exam answer scripts. A division bench led by Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh allowed the Telangana Public Service Commission to proceed with appointments, subject to the final court order. The case involves allegations of irregularities in exam conduct and evaluation. The next hearing is set for October 16, which will determine the final outcome of the examination process.

Key Points: Telangana HC Suspends TSPSC Group-I Mains Exam Revaluation Order

  • Division bench allows TGPSC to continue appointment process
  • 30,000 students appeared in Group-I Mains examination
  • First TSPSC Group-I exam after Telangana's formation
  • Next hearing scheduled for October 16
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Telangana HC sets aside single judge order on Group-I Mains evaluation

Telangana High Court stays single judge's order on Group-I Mains exam, allows TGPSC to proceed with appointments pending final hearing

"There is no evidence to prove any bias against Telugu language candidates - Advocate General Sudershan Reddy"

Hyderabad, Sep 24

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday stayed a single judge's order setting aside the results of the Group-I Main examination and directing the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) to manually re-evaluate all answer scripts.

A division bench of the High Court, headed by Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, allowed TGPSC to go ahead with the appointments for Group-I posts based on the results.

The bench posted the next hearing in the case to October 16 and made it clear that the appointments will be subject to the final order.

The interim order came on a petition filed by TGPSC challenging the September 9 order of the single judge. Justice Namavarapu Rajeswara Rao had set aside the general ranking list and the list of selected candidates. He had directed the Commission to manually re-evaluate all answer scripts using a moderation method, in accordance with guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court.

The single judge had pronounced the orders on the petitions of some candidates, alleging irregularities in the conduct of the elections and evaluation of answer sheets.

He directed the TSPSC to complete the process of re-evaluation and declaration of results in eight months, failing which the Main exams will be cancelled and a re-exam will be conducted for all the candidates who passed the Prelims.

The Commission, in its appeal against the single judge order, argued that it was erroneous, contrary to law and failed to consider key materials placed before the court.

Advocate General Sudershan Reddy argued that there is no evidence to prove that there was any bias against the candidates who wrote answers in Telugu.

About 30,000 students had appeared in the Group 1 Mains exams conducted by the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) from October 21 to 27, 2024, to fill 563 Group-I posts in various departments.

A total of 31,383 candidates had applied for the exams. These candidates qualified for the Group-1 Mains examination out of around 3.02 lakh who appeared for the preliminary examination held in June.

This was the first time after the formation of Telangana State that Group-I Mains exams were held. The last time the exams were held was in 2011 in united Andhra Pradesh.

The results of the Main exam were announced on March 10, and subsequently, a general ranking list and a list of selected candidates were released.

The Group-1 prelims have been marred by controversies over paper leaks and legal battles for not following the norms and irregularities in 2022 and 2023.

- IANS

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Priya S
As someone who appeared for this exam, I'm relieved but also worried. The appointments are subject to final order, so uncertainty continues. TGPSC needs to ensure complete transparency in evaluation process.
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Sarah B
The language bias allegation is concerning. If there was any discrimination against Telugu-medium students, it should be properly investigated. Every candidate deserves fair evaluation regardless of medium.
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Karthik V
TGPSC's track record is not great with all the paper leak controversies. The single judge might have had valid reasons for ordering re-evaluation. Hope the division bench considers all aspects carefully. 🤔
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Anjali F
563 posts for 30,000 candidates - the competition is insane! With such high stakes, even small evaluation errors can change lives. The system needs to be foolproof.
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Michael C
The 8-month timeline for re-evaluation seemed impractical anyway. Manual evaluation of that many papers would have been chaotic. Digital evaluation with proper checks is the way forward.
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Nikhil C
First Group-I mains after Telangana formation and so much drama! Hope this gets resolved quickly. Government jobs are crucial for youth employment in our state.

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