January 7th 2025.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court made a decision not to consider a petition regarding the alleged irregularities in the BPSC exam that took place on December 13, 2024. This decision was made by a bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan. The bench advised the petitioner, Anand Legal Aid Forum Trust, to take their grievances to the Patna High Court.
The counsel representing the petitioner urged the bench to hear their plea, stating that the country had witnessed the brutal actions of the Bihar police towards peaceful protestors who were demanding the cancellation of the controversial Bihar Public Service Commission exam. However, the Chief Justice advised them to take their case to the Patna High Court, saying that the Supreme Court could not be the court of first instance in this matter. He also added that it would be more appropriate and efficient for the petitioner to approach the Patna High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution.
The lawyer also brought to the bench's attention that the location where the police had charged batons at protestors was near the official residence of the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and suggested that a suo-motu note could have been taken. It was alleged that the Bihar police used force on civil service aspirants who were demanding the cancellation of the BPSC exam held on December 13, 2024. The state public service commission had ordered a re-exam to be held on January 4 at 22 centers in Patna for certain candidates.
Out of the 12,012 eligible candidates for the retest, a total of 8,111 downloaded their admit cards, and 5,943 appeared for the examination. Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, who was on an indefinite fast in Patna's Gandhi Maidan, was also arrested for raising the same demand. He was later released on bail but was admitted to the ICU of Medanta Hospital on Tuesday due to health complications.
PTI.
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