UPSC prelims 2020: SC dismisses plea seeking postponement of civil services exam

UPSC prelims 2020: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea demanding deferment of Civil Service preliminary exam scheduled to be conducted on October 4.

The 3-judge bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari permitted UPSC to conduct the examination maintaining all Covid-related SOP issued by Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Court did not permit separate isolation rooms for Covid positive candidates to appear in the exam as it said medical protocol prescribed isolation and quarantine of such persons. UPSC informed Court that anybody exhibiting symptoms of cough and cold will be seated in a separate room.

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Some candidates giving their last attempt and facing age bar disqualification to appear next year urged court to be allowed to get relaxation on this rule if they were unable to appear due to Covid.

The Court asked Centre to take a decision on whether this was possible and expected the concerned department to take a call expeditiously.

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The other objections on corona warriors not able to appear, candidates unable to prepare due to closure of libraries and lack of transportation available were all found to be lacking any substance by the Court.

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