'No Violation Of Constitutional Rights': High Court Refuses To Interfere With Haryana Civil Judge Rule Prohibiting Re-Evaluation Of Answer Sheet
Live LawThe Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday refused to interfere with a clause in an The Court dismissed a plea moved by an unsuccessful candidate seeking re-evaluation of mains-answer sheet who was short of 1.9 marks from qualifying the mains exam in the scheduled caste category in which she had applied. Speaking for the bench Justice Sumeet Goel explained that in the absence of any clear violation of legal principles or constitutional rights, the Court found that no compelling or riveting cause to interfere with the validity of Clause 33. The petition was filed under Articles 226, 227 of the Constitution, challenging the final result dated 16.10.2024 of Haryana Civil Service Examination to the extent that it declares the petitioner as an unsuccessful candidate by laying challenge to Clause 33 of the The counsel appearing the petitioner Diksha Kalson argued that through RTI it was found that in the English exam, one of the questions on making sentence answered by her in English examination was incorrectly evaluated and she was awarded zero marks for the same. It was further argued that an absolute prohibition on re-evaluation of answer sheets as contained in Clause 33 of the Absolute bar on re-evaluation of answer sheet not ultra vires the Constitution After hearing the submissions, the Court considered the question, "whether the answer in issue stated by the petitioner to the question in issue deserves to be got re-evaluated." The Court rejected the petitioner's contention that absolute prohibition on re-evaluation of answer sheets as contained in Clause 33 of the It observed that, "it is an ineluctable legal principle that once a candidate has voluntarily applied for and participated in a selection process, she is interdicted from subsequently challenging its legality or fairness of the process, based on the doctrine of estoppel.
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