2026:MHC:3157 WA No. 2163 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 27-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR WA No. 2163 of 2026 V.O.Siva S/o V.G.Osur, No.25/4, Nadu Street, Pothaturpet, Pallipattu, Tiruvallur District ..Appellant(s) Vs 1. The Secretary Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, VOC Nagar, Park Town, Chennai 600 003. 2. The Chairman Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, VOC Nagar, Park Town, Chennai 600 003 3. The Controller of Examination Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, VOC Nagar, Park Town, Chennai 600 003 ..Respondent(s) Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated 04.08.2025 passed in WP No.28545 of 2025 on the file of Hon'ble High Court of Madras, Chennai For Appellant(s): Mr.R.Dharanidharan For Respondent(s): Mr.K.Karthik Jagannathan, Standing Counsel for Tamil Nadu State Public Service Commission (TNPSC) for R1 to R3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2026:MHC:3157 WA No. 2163 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 JUDGMENT (Judgment of the Court was delivered by S.M.Subramaniam J.) The present writ appeal has been instituted against the writ order dated 04.08.2025 passed in W.P.No.28545 of 2025. 2. The writ petitioner is the appellant. Writ Petiton has been filed challenging the selection list dated 05.05.2025 and directing the respondent to validate OMR. The writ Court found that the appellant failed to correctly shade the question booklet number on the OMR sheet and the system automatically rejected the answer sheet. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents would also submit that the appellant had not shaded the OMR sheet properly and had made double shading. The instructions given to the candidates clearly states that the registration number must be shaded accurately, failing which, the answer sheet would be deemed to be unfit for valuation. Valuation is carried out through an automated process and due to improper shading, it is too difficult to identify which OMR sheet belongs to the appellant. This being the technology utilised for evaluating the papers, the interference by the Courts would result in opening a pandora’s box and more so, system based evaluation done to maintain accuracy and transparency cannot be faulted with. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2026:MHC:3157 WA No. 2163 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 4. For all the above reasons, this Court does not find any infirmity in the writ order impugned. Therefore, the Writ Appeal stands dismissed. No costs. (S.M.S.,J.) (N.S.,J.) 27-07-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No VSI To 1. The Secretary Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, VOC Nagar, Park Town, Chennai 600 003 2. The Chairman Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, VOC Nagar, Park Town, Chennai 600 003 3. The Controller of Examination Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, VOC Nagar, Park Town, Chennai 600 003 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2026:MHC:3157 WA No. 2163 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. AND N.SENTHILKUMAR, J. VSI WA No. 2163 of 2026 27-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis