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2025 DAILYLAW 97866 (ALL)

KANCHAN MISHRA AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/14060/2025 · 2025-09-16

Ajit Kumar

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14060 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, Shri F.A. Ansari, learned counsel for respondent Commission and learned Standing Counsel. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioners want relief in the nature of direction to the respondent Public Service Commission to re-evaluate the answer sheet of the petitioners through experts in relation to the examination of Staff Nurse (Ayurved) Advertisement No. A-4/E-1/2023 and in this regard they have already made representation. 3. Shri F.A.Ansari, learned panel counsel for Public Service Commission submits that it is settled legal position that answer books/ answer copies of the candidates who have participated in the selection process cannot be permitted to be re-evaluated. He has placed reliance upon an order of this Court in Writ A No. 9370 of 2022 (Sanjay Kumar Singh and others v. U.P. Public Service Commission and another), however, he is not averse to the direction being issued to show the petitioners their answer book in the event petitioners approach the Commission. 4. In view of the above, I decline to grant induglence in the matter for the purposes of evaluation of answer book of the petitioners. However, it is provided that in the event petitioners move an application before the Public Service Commission to show their answer book, the Public Service Commission will do the needful in the matter. 5. With these observations and directions the petition stands disposed of. September 17, 2025 Nadeem Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Hans Raj Singh, Sanjeev Patel Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., M.N. Singh (Ajit Kumar,J.) Kanchan Mishra And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- NADEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad