Priyanshu Dani v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Judicial review of examination answer keys and expert-committee reports under Article 226; restraint of courts in academic matters; burden on candidates to show key answers patently wrong; deleted questions, changed answers and uniform bonus marks in CGVYAPAM ADEO recruitment 2025 (advertisement 02.04.2025; exam 15.06.2025; 2921 objections); Pariksha Nirdesh compliance invoked by respondent; Chhattisgarh HC WPS bunch (10365, 10579, 11090, 11143, 11358, 11459 of 2025) dismissed by Narendra Kumar Vyas, J.; relies on Rahul Singh (2018) 7 SCC 254, Vikesh Kumar Gupta (2021) 2 SCC 309, Ran Vijay Singh (2018) 2 SCC 357; distinguishes Srishti Sharma WA 394/2024; refers Vikram Singh Rana 2020 SCC Online Chh 2185 and Umang Gouraha WA 165/2020; keywords: answer key objection, expert opinion, bonus marks, merit list, selection list, ADEO, CGVYAPAM/Vyapam, Panchayat Department.
What did the court decide?
None; the entire bunch of writ petitions dismissed, with no order as to costs.