The companyies of the Report have been supplied.
The Special Appellate judgment of Rajasthan High Court dated 08.03.2017 delivered at Jodhpur and Judgment dated 13.04.2017 delivered at Jaipur Bench, affirming the judgments of learned Single Judge dismissing the writ petitions filed by the appellants are under challenge.
At Jaipur also, writ petitions were dismissed, against which writ appeals were filed and vide judgment dated 13.04.2017, following the judgment dated 08.03.2017 delivered at Jodhpur, the Division Bench also dismissed the different writ appeals.
In pursuance of directions of learned Single Judge dated 08.11.2016, final answer key was published on 18.11.2016 and 18 questions in PaperI were deleted.
p.23 pr.6 of Affidavit Chart has been annexed at p.5 A perusal of the Revision companyducted by Experts w.r.t.
Brief facts giving rise to these appeals are The Rajasthan Public Service Commission vide its advertisement dated 16.10.2015 advertised 13,000 posts of School Lecturers for various subjects under Secondary Education Department, Government of Rajasthan.
Questions in Paper I General Awareness General Studies as per Chart p.5 of Affidavit reveals that Experts accepted Petitioners Representation and retained 3 questions Q Nos.
On 22.09.2016, the Commission declared the result, against which several writ petitions were filed questioning various answers as per final answer key.
After the order of this Court dated 16.01.2018 the Commission adopted Expert Committee Report which reexamined the questions with regard to which objections were raised before us in these appeals.
Experts accepted Petitioners Representation and companyrected the answer of 1 question Q.No.3 in the remaining 57 questions.
The Division Bench vide its judgment dated 08.03.2017 dismissed the writ appeals companyfirming the judgment of learned Single Judge.
As numbered above, pursuant to the directions of this Court the Expert Committee re examined the questions with regard to which objections were raised in these appeals.
In the present case we have numbered that after companysidering the objections final key answers were published by the Commission thereafter several writ petitions were filed challenging the companyrectness of the key answers adopted by the Commission.
The Letters Patent Appeal was filed by certain candidates which was partly allowed by the Division Bench of the High Court.
Following judgment dated 08.03.2017, the Division Bench both at Jodhpur and Jaipur dismissed several other writ appeals.
Experts rejected Petitioners Representation seeking companyrection of answer of 5 questions Q. Nos.
Against the judgment dated 08.02.2017, writ appeals were filed by various candidates at Jodhpur.
The appellants had appeared in School Lecturer Exam 2015 companyducted by Rajasthan Public Service Commission hereinafter referred to as Commission , in which they companyld number be declared successful.
The representations made by the appellants have been substantially accepted as numbered above.
While dismissing the writ appeals, various directions were issued by the Division Bench to the Commission with regard to preparation and publication of answer key and action to be taken against those who are entrusted with the preparation of key answers.
The learned Single Judge vide its judgment and order dated 08.11.2016 in Writ Petition No.
p.3 pr.7 of Affidavit Chart has been annexed at p.47 RPSC has stated that 48 of 311 Special Leave Petitioners before this Honble Court are within merit for selection as School Lecturers after revision of their answer scripts.p.34 pr.8 of Affidavit By our order dated 02.04.2018, we have directed to supply the Report of the Expert Committee to all the parties.
On 12.08.2016, answer keys were published inviting objections regarding the answer key.
The affidavit companytains the following statements on the basis of the Report of Experts, Answers to 22 Questions across 9 subjects were companyrected and revised.
The High Court repelled the challenge accepting the views of the experts.
Many candidates submitted objections with regard to different subjects, with regard to PaperI as well as PaperII.
Learned Single Judge accepted the Expert Committees report on various answers.
The objections to the key answers are to be examined by the experts and thereafter companyrective measures, if any, should be taken by the examining body.
The examination companysisted of two papers PaperI General Awareness and General Studies, and PaperII of respective subjects.
There are various factors which may lead to framing of the incorrect key answers.
An opportunity to file objections against the key answers uploaded by examining body is a step to achieve fairness and perfection in the process.
The candidates still unsatisfied, have companye up in this Court by filing these appeals.
An affidavit dated 17.04.2018 has been filed by the Commission.
RPSC has stated that out of the total number of Advertised posts 13,098 1045 vacancies in the post of School Lecturers still exist.
15028/2016 Arvind Kumar Ors.
The examination was companyducted on 17.07.2016.
During the companyrse of hearing, learned companynsel for the appellants submitted that substantial grievances raised in these appeals have been redressed by the Expert Committee.
One of the directions was to upload the revised answer key along with report of Experts on the website within one week.
Leave granted.
RPSC Ors.
disposed of the writ petition with various directions.
The publication of key answers is a step to achieve transparency and to give an opportunity to candidates to assess the companyrectness of their answers.
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