Petitioners challenged the scheduling of the Civil PSI main written examination on a date clashing with the UPSC mains. During hearing, respondents stated the examination was rescheduled to 03.10.2024, rendering the petition infructuous. The court recorded the submission and disposed of the petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 24937 OF 2024 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
… PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. SARAVANA S., ADVOCATE)
AND:
… RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. HARISH K.S., GOVT. ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2; SRI N.K. RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR R3)
THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE EXAM NOTIFICATION NO.ED/KEA/ADALITHA/C.R.03/2023-24 AS PER ANNX-D DTD 31.07.24 ISSUED BY R-3 SCHEDULING MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION TO CIVIL PSI 402 POST ON 22.09.2024 CLASHING / COINCIDING ON EXAM DATES OF UPSC MAIN WRITTEN EXAMS AS UNFAIR VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLE 14, 16 AND 21 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR
NC: 2024:KHC:37833 WP No. 24937 of 2024
ORAL ORDER
Sri. N. K. Ramesh, learned counsel representing respondent No.3 on instructions submits that the subject examination which was scheduled to be conducted on 22.09.2024 has been re-scheduled to 03.10.2024.
Sd/(HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE
VP
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the PSI main written examination scheduled on the same date as the UPSC mains was unfair and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sri. Niranjan S
Sri. Gagan Kumar S S
Pooja Muragoji
Sharanbasav H Karibhavi
The State of Karnataka
Additional Director General of Police Recruitment
Hemant Chandangoudar
As recorded by the court registry
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