Telangana High Court dismisses petitions on TGPSC Group I selection process

Justice Pulla Karthik of the Telangana High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions challenging the ongoing selection process for Group-I services conducted by the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC). The court’s decision comes amid ongoing controversies surrounding the selection process, which has faced multiple setbacks since its inception.

The TGPSC had issued a notification for Group-I services on April 26, 2022. However, the selection process encountered numerous obstacles, including cancellation of the written examination in October 2022 due to a leak of the question paper. Following this incident, a re-examination was conducted in 2023, but the High Court found fault with the process, stating that it violated established protocols.

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response to the issues raised, the Commission issued a fresh notification on February 19, 2024, and subsequently conducted the written preliminary exams on June 9, 2024. The recent batch of writ petitions filed by candidates alleged that the master key used for evaluating the answers contained significant errors that could materially impact the selection process. Furthermore, the petitions contended that the Commission overstepped its jurisdiction by issuing a new notification when previous directions mandated a re-conduct of the examination.

After a thorough examination of the various arguments presented, Justice Pulla Karthik dismissed the writ petitions on their merits, though the detailed judgment was yet to be made available.