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2024 DIGILAW 694 (CHH)

Vinod Kumar Bhaskar, S/o. Shri Hemlal v. State of Chhattisgarh, Through the Secretary, General Administration Department

2024-09-30

SACHIN SINGH RAJPUT

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ORDER : Sachin Singh Rajput, J. As the issue sought to be addressed by this Court looks similar in character, all these Writ Petitions are being disposed of by a common order. 2. The facts necessary for disposal of these writ petitions, in brevity, having been gleaned from WPS 2167/2024 being atop, run thus : (i) On 29.11.2023 an advertisement (Annexure P-2) for holding an examination for appointment on various posts was published by the Chhattisgarh State Public Service Commission (“CGPSC” in short). (ii) The petitioners appeared in the Preliminary Examination held on 11.02.2024 in two sessions (10 AM to 12 noon & 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM), in accordance with the CGPSC Procedure Rules, 2014 as well as the State Services Examination Rules. The question paper in the first session was of General Studies and that in the second session was of the Aptitude Test. Both these question papers are in four sets i.e. Set-A, Set-B, Set-C & Set-D. (iii) After preliminary examination being over, on 16.02.2024 model answer was published by the CGPSC and objections from the examinees, if any, were invited. 3. Since meat of the matter is the correctness or otherswise of the answers to the disputed questions, case-wise graphic and figurative description thereof along with the answers given by the petitioners and the ones contained in the model answer of the CGPSC seems to be of utmost importance. It follows thus : WPS No. 2167/2024 - (Paper – 1 General Studies Set-B) 16. Consider the following statements and choose the right options given below : (1) Earth’s surface re-emits heat in the form of Ultra-violet radiation. (2) Clouds and gases reflect about one fourth of the incoming solar radiation. (A) Only the statement (1) is correct (B) Only the statement (2) is correct (C) Both the statements (1) and (2) are in-correct (D) Both the statements (1) and (2) are correct According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option B”. 92. Match an item in List – I with an item in List -II. Use the codes given below. List - 1 List-II (a) Arar barar Bandhana chor, Teen Mur chai Gorh. (i) Dhenki (i) Dhenki (b) Argar upar Bargar, Bargar upar Dor. Gai Bhains la chor ke, Kotha la lege chor. 92. Match an item in List – I with an item in List -II. Use the codes given below. List - 1 List-II (a) Arar barar Bandhana chor, Teen Mur chai Gorh. (i) Dhenki (i) Dhenki (b) Argar upar Bargar, Bargar upar Dor. Gai Bhains la chor ke, Kotha la lege chor. (ii) Gai aur Bachra (c) Arki tike tikai Peela Parvat jake ladai hela (iii) Madhumakhi ka Chatta (d) Atpati cheri ke Fatfati kan Aau cheri Khay kai gona Dhan (iv) Tangiya Kulhari (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option B”. WPS No. 2185/2024 - (Paper – 1 General Studies Set-C) (a) Question No. 3: In this question it was asked as "Personal Disposable income(PDI) is ? the option were given for this question are as follows -: a. PDI Personal income-Personal tax payments b. PDI Personal Income-Personal tax payments. c. PDI Personal Income-Non tax payment. d. None of the above. According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option B”. Question No. 38. "Consider the following statement and choose the right option given below ? Statement 1- Earth Surface re-emits heat in form of ultra violation radiation. Statement 2 Clouds and Gases reflect about one Fourth of the incoming Solar Radiation. options given for this question are as follows:- a. Only the Statement 1 is correct b. Only the Statement 2 is Correct. c. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are in correct. d. Both statement 1 and 2 are correct. According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option B”. WPS No. 2229/2024 - (Paper – 1 General Studies Set-B) 16. Consider the following statements and choose the right options given below : (1) Earth’s surface re-emits heat in the form of Ultra-violet radiation. (2) Clouds and gases reflect about one fourth of the incoming solar radiation. (A) Only the statement (1) is correct (B) Only the statement (2) is correct (C) Both the statements (1) and (2) are in-correct (D) Both the statements (1) and (2) are correct According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option B”. (A) Only the statement (1) is correct (B) Only the statement (2) is correct (C) Both the statements (1) and (2) are in-correct (D) Both the statements (1) and (2) are correct According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option B”. 75. The Maratha rulers of Ratanpur used the following language in their administrative documents (A) Marathi (B) Modi (C) Urdu (D) All the above According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option D”. 92. Match an item in List – I with an item in List -II. Use the codes given below. List - 1 List-II (a) Arar barar Bandhana chor, Teen Mur chai Gorh. (i) Dhenki (b) Argar upar Bargar, Bargar upar Dor. Gai Bhains la chor ke, Kotha la lege chor. (ii) Gai aur Bachra (c) Arki tike tikai Peela Parvat jake ladai hela (iii) Madhumakhi ka Chatta (d) Atpati cheri ke Fatfati kan Aau cheri Khay kai gona Dhan (iv) Tangiya Kulhari (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option B”. WPS No. 2333/2024 - (Paper – 1 General Studies Set-C) 53. In folk culture of Bastar which among the following wood is used to prepare ‘Mongrahan Kham’ in ‘Vivah-Mando’ (Mandap)? (A) Mahua (B) Bel (C) Aam (D) Sarai According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option A”. 58. Match an item in List – I with an item in List -II. Use the codes given below. List - 1 List-II (a) Arar barar Bandhana chor, Teen Mur chai Gorh. (i) Dhenki (b) Argar upar Bargar, Bargar upar Dor. Gai Bhains la chor ke, Kotha la lege chor. (ii) Gai aur Bachra (c) Arki tike tikai Peela Parvat jake ladai hela (iii) Madhumakhi ka Chatta (d) Atpati cheri ke Fatfati kan Aau cheri Khay kai gona Dhan (iv) Tangiya Kulhari (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option B”. WPS No. 2293/2024 - (Paper – 1 General Studies Set-C) 3. Personal Disposable Income (PDI) is (A) PDI = Personal income – Personal tax payments (B) PDI = Personal Income – Personal tax payments – Non-tax payments (C) PDI = Personal Income – Non-tax payments (D) None of the above. According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option A”. 38. Consider the following statements and choose the right options given below : (1) Earth’s surface re-emits heat in the form of Ultra-violet radiation. (2) Clouds and gases reflect about one fourth of the incoming solar radiation. (A) Only the statement (1) is correct (B) Only the statement (2) is correct (C) Both the statements (1) and (2) are in-correct (D) Both the statements (1) and (2) are correct According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option C”. 58. Match an item in List – I with an item in List -II. Use the codes given below. List - 1 List-II (a) Arar barar Bandhana chor, Teen Mur chai Gorh. (i) Dhenki (b) Argar upar Bargar, Bargar upar Dor. Gai Bhains la chor ke, Kotha la lege chor. (ii) Gai aur Bachra (c) Arki tike tikai Peela Parvat jake ladai hela (iii) Madhumakhi ka Chatta (d) Atpati cheri ke Fatfati kan Aau cheri Khay kai gona Dhan (iv) Tangiya Kulhari (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option B”. 82. The Maratha rulers of Ratanpur used the following language in their administrative documents (A) Marathi (B) Modi (C) Urdu (D) All the above According to the model answer published by the CGPSC, the correct answer to this question is “option D”. 4. Shri Amrito Das learned counsel for the petitioners in WPS 2167/2024 submits that according to the model answers published by the CGPSC the correct answer to question Nos. 16 and 92 of paper-1 (Set-B) was option “B”, which according to the NCERT text book of standard-XII was also correct and appropriate. 4. Shri Amrito Das learned counsel for the petitioners in WPS 2167/2024 submits that according to the model answers published by the CGPSC the correct answer to question Nos. 16 and 92 of paper-1 (Set-B) was option “B”, which according to the NCERT text book of standard-XII was also correct and appropriate. However, after inviting objection from the candidates, the CGPSC on 11.03.2024 published an amended answer key according to which the correct answer to question No. 16 was option “C”, whereas question No. 92 was deleted. Counsel for the petitioners submits that this action of CGPSC is erroneous and that the model answer published on 16.02.2024 was absolutely correct and there was no need for any modification therein. To fortify his submission as to the correctness of the answer, he relied upon the NCERT text book of XII standard annexed to this petition as Annexure P-6. 5. Similarly according to Shri Das appearing for the petitioners in WPS 2229/2024, the disputed questions of General Studies paper Set “B” as already detailed above are Q. No. 16, Q. No. 75 and Q. No. 92. He submits that the action of the CGPSC in publishing the amended answer key dated 11.03.2024 as regards Q.Nos. 16 and 75 and then deleting question No. 92 is grossly erroneous. Here also, to fortify his submission as to the correctness of the answer, he relied upon the NCERT text book of XII standard, an article by Mrs. Indira Mukherjee, and the extract of a book written by Dr. Gitesh Kumar Amrohit, annexed to this petition as Annexures P-6 to P-8. 6. Shri P. Acharya learned counsel appearing for the petitioners in WPS Nos. 2185/2024 and WPS No. 2293/2024 which relate to the correctness of the answers to the disputed questions i.e. Q.Nos. 3, 38, 58 & 82 of General Studies paper “Set-C”, also holds the action of the CGPSC in publishing the amended answer key dated 11.03.2024 and resorting to deletion of some questions, as grossly illegal and erroneous. In support of his submissions as to the amendmed answer key being incorrect and erroneous, he also produced some manual of the Central Government, the NCERT text and other sources as well. 7. Shri Ishan Verma learned counsel appearing for the petitioners in WPS No. 2333/2024 which relates to the correctness of the answers to the disputed questions i.e. Q.Nos. In support of his submissions as to the amendmed answer key being incorrect and erroneous, he also produced some manual of the Central Government, the NCERT text and other sources as well. 7. Shri Ishan Verma learned counsel appearing for the petitioners in WPS No. 2333/2024 which relates to the correctness of the answers to the disputed questions i.e. Q.Nos. 53 & 58 of General Studies paper “Set-C”, also holds the action of the CGPSC in publishing the amended answer key dated 11.03.2024 and resorting to deletion of some questions, as grossly illegal and erroneous. In support of his submissions as to the amendmed answer key being incorrect and erroneous, he referred to the relevant text book portion marked as Annexure Nos. P-6 and P-7. 8. If crux of the arguments advanced by all the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners in all the aforesaid petitions is derived from the voluminious material produced along with their respective petitions, it is to the effect that had the amended answer key not been published and the deletion of certain questions was not resorted to, the petitioners who are very eligible for writing the mains exam, would not have been deprived thereof. The other submission of counsel for the petitioners is that deletion of a particular question leads to awarding pro rata mark but it would be done to the candidate who did not even attempt the said question or who marked the incorrect answer to that question, which otherwise puts the petitioners on a prejudicial position and is thus illegal. Their submission is that if the model answer key is found to be defective, the proper way to set the things right would have been to re-evaluate the answer sheets and to correct the model answer and to award the marks accordingly. It is submitted that declaration of result on the basis of incorrect model answer for such a prestigious examation would imperil the future of meritorious candidates. Another collective relevant submission made on behalf of the petitioners in all these cases is that though the initial model answer key dated 16.02.2024 was absolutely correct and most appropriate based on the relevant study material yet the CGPSC committed a gross legal error in publishing the amended answer key on 11.03.2024 and also resorting to deletion of certain questions referred to above. This action of the CGPSC, according to the counsel for the petitioners resulted in deprivation of the petitioners of their legitimate opportunity of participation in the mains examination merely on account of the publication of ill-footed amended answer key. Their submission is that the CGPSC is the examination body which conducts the examination for selecting candidates for appointments to various posts and therefore it has a bounden duty to act in a most fair, transparant and impartial manner adhering to all constitutional norms. The selection process to be undertaken by it is expected to be free from arbitrariness, nepotism and favourtism and that it has to look for meritorious candidates only to be inducted in the system. It is submitted that the claim of the petitioners as regards certain answers given by the CGPSC after inviting objections being incorrect, is based on the various materials including the NCERT text books and therefore it would be unfair to penalise the students even when they have demonstrably given the right answer. He further submits that in a case where the future of student community is at stake, merit should not be a casualty and interest of students should be safeguarded at every cost. 9. Another argument of Shri Das is that from the list of qualifying candidates it appears that one candidate namely Keshav Kumar (respondent No.4 in WPS No. 2229/2024) was allotted two roll numbers and qualified in the preliminary examination which shows the serious breach with fairness in the examination conducted by the CGPSC and therefore a detailed investigation for the same is needed. 10. Supporting the aforesaid submissions of counsel for the petitioners, reliance is placed on the decision of the Supreme Court in the matter of Kanpur University, through Vice Chancellor and others v. Samir Gupta and others reported in (1983) 4 SCC 309 , in the matter of Guru Nanak Dev University v. Saumil Garg and others reported in (2005) 13 SCC 749 , in the matter of Subhash Chand Verma v. State of Bihar reported in (1995) Supp (1) SCC 325, in the matter of Manish Ujwal and others v. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University and others reported in (2005) 13 SCC 744 . 11. 11. Repudiating the submissions made by counsel for the petitioners in all the aforesaid petitions it has been argued by the counsel for the CGPSC that the challenge to the validity and correctness of certain answers is purely based on hypothesis, conjectures and surmises. He submits that publication of amended answer key and deletion of a question has been resorted to after receiving objections from the student community, and as per the statutory norms, the CGPSC has been fully justified in setting its earlier mistake right after the objections were raised, so that the student who has indeed given the correct answer is not put to any jeopardy. Referring to some judicially set parameters of the Supreme Court, counsel for the CGPSC emphasised that normally judicial intervention in the matters which are within the domain of the examination conducting body, should be very slow, for the reason that any opinion as to the correctness or otherwise of an answer can be well taken care of by the expert body alone. Counsel for the CGPSC further submits that after receiving the objections from as many as 1202 candidates in respect of the model answer key, a competent expert committee was constituted which in its wisdom has taken the decision and amended the model answer key, which in regular course is not amenable to a judicial scrutiny in the light of plethora of pronouncements of the Supreme Court. As regards the contention that one student has been allotted two different roll numbers and has been evaluated twice, it is submitted by the counsel for the CGPSC that a detailed enquiry was conducted in this regard and eventually it was found that both the aspirants are two different individuals and it is for that reason only they have been allotted diriment roll numbers. He specifically refuted the allegation of same person being allotted two roll numbers and subjected to evaluation twice. He specifically refuted the allegation of same person being allotted two roll numbers and subjected to evaluation twice. In support of his standpoint, he placed reliance on the decisions of the Supreme Court in the matter of Kanpur University, through Vice Chancellor and others v. Samir Gupta and others reported in (1983) 4 SCC 309 , in the matter of Pramod Kumar Srivastava v. Chairman, Bihar Public Service Commission, Patna and others reported in (2004) 6 SCC 714 , in the matter of Ran Vijay Singh and others v. State of Uttar Pradesh and others reported in (2018) 2 SCC 357 , in the matter of High Court of Tripura Through the Registrar General v. Tirtha Sarathi Mukherjee and others reported in (2019) 16 SCC 663 . 12. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that as no substantial relief has been claimed against the State, it is the CGPSC which is the main contesting party and therefore the State being just a formal party has no specific say about the contents of the writ petitions. In the same tone and tenor as of the CGPSC, the State however pleads for dismissal of the writ petitions. 13. Heard counsel for the parties at considerable length and perused the documents on record closely. 14. The question to be decided by this Court is whether under law, the correctness or otherwise of the amended answer key published by the CGPSC and also the deletion of certain questions resorted to by it, can be judicially looked into? Somewhat similar the relief claimed in all these cases is. The petitioners’ grievance in these cases is, had the model answer key published by the CGPSC for the first time on 16.02.2024 not been substituted by its amended answer dated 11.03.2024 which also culminated in deletion of certain questions, the petitioners herein would have been eligible for participating in the mains examination. The amended answer key dated 11.03.2024 therefore is sought to be set aside. The petitioners have also tried to convince this Court with the help of several study materials including the NCERT text book of the relevant subject as to the correctness or otherwise of the answers to the disputed questions, though this Court being not an expert of the same, is not legally supposed to enter into the arena. 15. The petitioners have also tried to convince this Court with the help of several study materials including the NCERT text book of the relevant subject as to the correctness or otherwise of the answers to the disputed questions, though this Court being not an expert of the same, is not legally supposed to enter into the arena. 15. While dealing with identical issue, a note of caution sounded by Supreme Court on more than one occasion categorically says that the Courts should not ignore the cardinal principle that it is not within their legitimate domain to venture into an exercise which is exclusively supposed to be within the domain of experts who are the part of the examination conducting machinery. The Courts have also been cautioned to be extremely reluctant to substitute their own views as to what is wise, prudent and proper in relation to academic matters in preference to those formulated by professional men possessing technical expertise and rich experience of actual day-to-day working of educational institutions and the departments having control there over. Any pedantic and idealistic approach to the issues of this nature, isolated from the actual realities and grass root problems, has been advised to be desisted judicially. In matter of Ran Vijay Singh and others v. State of Uttar Pradesh and others reported in (2018) 2 SCC 357 , it has been held by the Apex Court as under:- “As has been repeatedly pointed out by this Court, the Court should be extremely reluctant to substitute its own views as to what is wise, prudent and proper in relation to academic matters in preference to those formulated by professional men possessing technical expertise and rich experience of actual day-to-day working of educational institutions and the departments controlling them. It will be wholly wrong for the Court to make a pedantic and purely idealistic approach to the problems of this nature, isolated from the actual realities and grass root problems involved in the working of the system and unmindful of the consequences which would emanate if a purely idealistic view as opposed to a pragmatic one were to be propounded. It is equally important that the Court should also, as far as possible, avoid any decision or interpretation of a statutory provision, rule or bye-law which would bring about the result of rendering the system unworkable in practice. It is equally important that the Court should also, as far as possible, avoid any decision or interpretation of a statutory provision, rule or bye-law which would bring about the result of rendering the system unworkable in practice. It is unfortunate that this principle has not been adequately kept in mind by the High Court while deciding the instant case.” 16. Further, the matter of Kanapur University (supra) it has been held by the Supreme Court as under : “16....the answer key should be assumed to be correct unless it is proved to be wrong and that it should not be held to be wrong by an inferential process of reasoning or by a process of rationalisation. It must be clearly demonstrated to be wrong, that is to say, it must be such as no reasonable body of men well-versed in the particular subject would regard as correct. The contention of the University is falsified in this case by a large number of acknowledged text-books, which are commonly read by students in U.P. Those text-books leave no room for doubt that the answer given by the students is correct and the key answer is incorrect.” 17. This Court is very much conscious of the fact that if there is some lapse on the part of the examination conducting body, entire student community suffers. However, the fact remains that merely on the basis of objections raised by some of the candidates as to some of the answers being incorrect, the entire examination machinery cannot be blamed and the long and tedious examination process cannot be allowed to derail. The examination body supposedly consists of experts in the subjects and therefore until and unless something examplary is there to establish that there is a glaring irregularity or illegality in the examination process, just taking the say of the candidates to be genuine, mere sympathy towards the student community cannot be allowed to revamp the entire exercise undertaken by the CGPSC. While dealing with the situation of like nature, it has been held by the Apex Court in the case of Ran Vijay Singh (supra) as under:- “30. The law on the subject is therefore, quite clear and we only propose to highlight a few significant conclusions. They are : 30.1. While dealing with the situation of like nature, it has been held by the Apex Court in the case of Ran Vijay Singh (supra) as under:- “30. The law on the subject is therefore, quite clear and we only propose to highlight a few significant conclusions. They are : 30.1. If a statute, Rule or Regulation governing an examination permits the re-evaluation of an anser sheet or scrutiny of an answer sheet as a matter of right, then the authority conducting the examination may permit it; 30.2. If a statute, Rule or Regulation governing an examination does not permit re-evaluation or scrutiny of an answer sheet (as distinct from prohibiting it) then the court may permit re-evaluation or scrutiny only if it is demonstrated very clearly, without any “inferential process of reasonging or by a process of retionalisation” and only in rare or exceptional cases that a material error has been committed ; 30.3. The court should not at all re-evaluate or scrutinise the answer sheets of a candidate – it has no expertise in the matter and academic matters are best left to academics ; 30.4. The cour should presume the correctness of the key answers and proceed on that assumption ; and 30.5. In the event of a doubt, the benefit should go to the examination authority rather than to the candidate. 31. On our part we may add that sympathy or compassion does not play any role in the matter of directing or not directing re-evaluation of an answer sheet. If an error is committed by the examination authority, the complete body of candidates suffers. The entire examination process does not deserve to be derailed only because some candidates are disappointed or dissatisfied or perceive some injustice having been caused to them by an erroneous question or an erroneous answer. All candidates suffer equally, though some might suffer more but that cannot be helped since mathematical precision is not always possible. This Court has shown one way out of an impasse – exclude the suspect or offending question. 32. It is rather unfortunate that despite several decisions of this Court, some of which have been discussed above, there is interference by the Courts in the result of examinations. This places the examination authorities in an unenviable position where they are under scrutiny and not the candidates. 32. It is rather unfortunate that despite several decisions of this Court, some of which have been discussed above, there is interference by the Courts in the result of examinations. This places the examination authorities in an unenviable position where they are under scrutiny and not the candidates. Additionally, a massive and sometimes prolonged examination exercise concludes with an air of uncertainty. While there is no doubt that candidates put in a tremendous effort in preparing for an examination, it must not be forgotten that even the examination authorities put in equally great efforts to successfully conduct an examination. The enormity of the task might reveal some lapse at a later stage, but the Court must consider the internal checks and balances put in place by the examination authorities before interfering with the efforts put in by the candidates who have successfully participated in the examination and the examination authorities. The present appeals are a classic example of the consequence of such interference where there is no finality to the result of the examinations even after a lapse of eight years. Apart from the examination authorities even the candidates are left wondering about the certainty or otherwise of the result of the examination – whether they have passed or not; whether their result will be approved or disapproved by the Court; whether they will get admission in a college or University or not; and whether they will get recruited or not. This unsatisfactory situation does not work to anybody’s advantage and such a state of uncertainty results in confusion being worse confounded. The overall and larger impact of all this is that public interest suffers. 33. The facts of the case before us indicate that in the first instance the learned Single Judge took it upon himself to actually ascertain the correctness of the key answers to seven questions. This was completely beyond his jurisdiction and as decided by this Court on several occasions, the exercise carried out was impermissible. Fortunately, the Division Bench did not repeat the error but in a sense, endorsed the view of the learned Single Judge, by not considering the decisions of this Court but sending four key answers for consideration by a one-man Expert Committee.” 18. Fortunately, the Division Bench did not repeat the error but in a sense, endorsed the view of the learned Single Judge, by not considering the decisions of this Court but sending four key answers for consideration by a one-man Expert Committee.” 18. Having heard counsel for the parties at a considerable length and gone through the documents brought on record by both the sides, including the decisions of the Supreme Court, this Court is of the considered opinion to hold that any interference with the examination process or any direction as to the correctness or otherwise of the answers places the examination authorities in an unenviable position where they are under scrutiny and not the candidates. There is no doubt that candidates put in a tremendous effort in preparing for an examination, but at the same time it must also not be forgotten that even the examination authorities put in equally great efforts to successfully conduct the examination. The enormity of the task might reveal some lapse at a later stage, but the Court must consider the internal checks and balances put in place by the examination authorities before interfering with the efforts put in by the candidates who have successfully participated in the examination and the examination authorities. This Court may further add that sympathy or compassion does not play any role in the matter of directing or not directing re-evaluation of an answer sheet as has been held by the Supreme Court on number of occasions. 19. In aforesaid view of the factual and legal discussion, this Court is of the opinion that the matter being exclusively within the domain of the CGPSC which comprises of expert and experienced brains in the subject and well versed with the examination conducting pattern, this Court is not inclined to grant the reliefs prayed for by the petitioners. Being so, the petitiones being without any substance are liable to be and are hereby dismissed.