APHC010412242025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH MONDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 21019 Between: Regalagunta Venkata Rajendra The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K V RAGHU VEER Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 21019 OF 2025 Regalagunta Venkata Rajendra AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondent(S): GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3460] MONDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY ...PETITIONER ...RESPONDENT(S) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 21019 OF 2025 ORDER:- The Present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of the Respondents in issuing the final key on 01.08.2025 by changing the option shown as correct in the initial key for question I.D.No.39226617601 for the exam conducted vide Notification No.01/Mega DSC-TRC-01/2025, dated 20.04.2025 for the post of Physical Education Teacher, conducted on 22.06.2025 as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Pursuant to the Notification dated 20.04.2025, the Petitioner had applied for the post of Physical Education Teacher in Tribal Welfare, Social Welfare, Society Welfare, Visual Handicapped, Handicapped, Juvenile Schools in the entire State and he attended examination on 22.06.2025, wherein question No.81 vide I.D.No.39226617601 is given as “The first game introduced in “Para Olympics”. Among the choice given, the Petitioner has answered the same as “Archery”. However, in the final answer key, it was stated that ‘Archery’ is wrong answer. Questioning the same, the present Writ Petition came to be filed. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Education for the Respondents would submit that the Department had decided to award marks to those individuals, who have answered the question as “shooting” with intent to avoid litigation and placed on record the Written Instructions of Joint Director, (TET-cum-TRC) & Convenor Mega DSC-2025, dated 10.08.2025, wherein it was mentioned as follows:- “In this regard it is submitted that, the subject expert committee, after due consideration, confirmed “Archery’ as the correct answer based on authoritative historical records. However, in view of the specific nature of this question and the representations received on the final key, the Department has decided, without prejudice to the correctness of the final key, to also award marks to candidates who answered “Shooting’. This decision has been taken solely to avoid prolonged litigation and to ensure timely completion of the ongoing recruitment process, and shall not be treated as a precedent for any other question or subject”. 4. In that view, the cause in this Writ Petition does not survive. The Writ Petition is accordingly closed. The signed Written Instructions placed on record. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 11.08.2025 KK