belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe or socially and educationally backward class are defined as disadvantaged group. 9. Per contra, Counsel for the RSSB and learned AAG contends that the definition of disadvantaged groups includes within its ambit those children who are disadvantaged on account of cultural, economic, geographical, linguistic or gender relating factors and thus, the expert committee deleted the question. The expert committee thereafter constituted in pursuance of the interim order passed by the High Court dated 12.09.2023 has also deleted the question. It is contended that the rationale adopted by the expert committee for affirming the answer noted in the final answer key was that as per the definition clause of the Right to Education Act, 2009, the definition of ‘disadvantaged group’ is broader, which also includes within its ambit those children who are disadvantaged on account of cultural, economic, geographical, linguistic or gender relating factors. Therefore, as the question included only a select few criterions for said qualification, it was deemed appropriate to delete the question in order to remove ambiguity for all candidates appearing in the examination.
