UP Public Service Commission PCS-J 2022 Results May Be Revised, Says Allahabad High Court Affidavit

 

The Public Service Commission PCS-J 2022 results may be revised, as indicated in an affidavit filed by the Commission's Deputy Secretary in the High Court on Monday. The affidavit suggested that if discrepancies in the main examination papers are found, the results might be reissued. However, the Court deemed the information provided in the affidavit insufficient and directed the Chairman of the Public Service Commission to submit a new, detailed affidavit.

A bench comprising Justice HD Singh and Justice Anish Kumar Gupta is hearing a petition filed by Shravan Pandey. According to Pandey's counsel, Vibhu Rai, the Deputy Secretary of the Commission admitted in the affidavit that about 50 answer sheets were found to be mixed up during verification. The Commission is working to resolve this issue and may reissue the results if necessary. The Court has sought details on how many candidates might be affected by a new result declaration and what measures will be taken for those already appointed.

Shravan Pandey had filed a petition in the High Court alleging discrepancies in his English and Hindi answer sheets. Information obtained by Pandey through an RTI revealed that some pages of his answer sheets were torn. Consequently, the Commission decided to re-evaluate all 18,042 answer sheets. The High Court questioned this decision, but the Commission responded that similar discrepancies were found in several answer sheets, and they aim to correct all such errors. The next hearing is scheduled for July 8.

In a related development, the Public Service Commission has taken action against five officials and staff members involved in altering the answer sheets of the PCS-J 2022 main examination. Secretary Ashok Kumar stated that Section Officer Shivshankar, Review Officer Neelam Shukla, and Assistant Review Officer Bhagwati Devi have been suspended for negligence. Disciplinary action is also being taken against Deputy Secretary Satish Chandra Mishra, while permission has been sought from the government to proceed against retired Assistant Review Officer Chandrakala.

This issue surfaced after Shravan Pandey, a candidate in the PCS-J 2022 main examination, inspected his answer sheets via RTI and found that the handwriting in his English answer sheet had changed and some pages of another answer sheet were torn. Pandey then filed a petition in the High Court, which directed the Public Service Commission to present his six answer sheets. The Commission submitted an affidavit confirming that they are re-evaluating all 18,042 answer sheets from the 3,019 candidates who appeared for the main examination. The Commission has begun showing answer sheets to the candidates from June 20, and 232 candidates have reviewed their sheets so far.