Uttarakhand HC declares state PSC rule on answer sheet verification unconstitutional

NAINITAL: (Mar 12) The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday declared as unconstitutional a provision in the state public service commission's recruitment examination that did not allow candidates to verify their answer sheets before the final results of all stages of the test are announced.

A division bench of Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay gave the order while hearing petitions that sought answer sheets of the shorthand examination conducted for recruitment to the post of Additional Private Secretary (APS).

As per existing rules, the answer sheet of the shorthand test, which is part of the first stage of the recruitment process, would be released when the final results are announced after the second stage.