oppn parties Civil Services Exam: Giving One More Chance Will Be Fair

Story Of The Day

Assessee Not Responsible For Ensuring TDS Is Paid To The Government: Delhi HC
OPINIONS : Strongly Expressed

December 21, 2024

People Are Talking About

Rohit Warns Sarfaraz, Police Use It To Warn Two-Wheeler Riders

News Snippets

  • The Indian envoy in Bangladesh was summoned by the country's government over the breach in the Bangladesh mission in Agartala
  • Bank account to soon have 4 nominees each
  • TMC and SP stayed away from the INDIA bloc protest over the Adani issue in the Lok Sabha
  • Delhi HC stops the police from arresting Nadeem Khan over a viral video which the police claimed promoted 'enmity'. Court says 'India's harmony not so fragile'
  • Trafiksol asked to refund IPO money by Sebi on account of alleged fraud
  • Re goes down to 84.76 against the USD but ends flat after RBI intervenes
  • Sin goods like tobacco, cigarettes and soft drinks likely to face 35% GST in the post-compensation cess era
  • Bank credit growth slows to 11% (20.6% last year) with retail oans also showing a slowdown
  • Stock markets continue their winning streak on Tuesday: Sensex jumps 597 points to 80845 and Nifty gains 181 points to 24457
  • Asian junior hockey: Defending champions India enter the finals by beating Malaysia 3-1, to play Pakistan for the title
  • Chess World title match: Ding Liren salvages a sraw in the 7th game which he almost lost
  • Experts speculate whether Ding Liren wants the world title match against D Gukesh to go into tie-break after he let off Gukesh easily in the 5th game
  • Tata Memorial Hospital and AIIMS have severely criticized former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for claiming that his wife fought back cancer with home remedies like haldi, garlic and neem. The hospitals warned the public for not going for such unproven remedies and not delaying treatment as it could prove fatal
  • 3 persons died and scores of policemen wer injured when a survey of a mosque in Sambhal near Bareilly in UP turned violent
  • Bangladesh to review power pacts with Indian companies, including those of the Adani group
D Gukesh is the new chess world champion at 18, the first teen to wear the crown. Capitalizes on an error by Ding Liren to snatch the crown by winning the final game g
oppn parties
Civil Services Exam: Giving One More Chance Will Be Fair

By Yogendra
First publised on 2021-01-29 09:45:17

About the Author

Sunil Garodia Yogendra is freelance writer

The Centre came in for a rebuke in the Supreme Court for filing an affidavit by an Under-Secreatry. The matter was about giving those civil services aspirants who had exhausted all their chances due to forced appearance in the Civil Services Examinations (CSE) in this year of the pandemic related disruptions. The aspirants had claimed that they were forced to appear in the exams due to lack of clarity from the government. The government had earlier submitted that it would consider this request and was not adopting an "adversarial stance". The Court said that "It says nothing about at whose level this decision has been taken. It should have been taken at the highest level. It is a policy decision and a one-time exemption. It's a routine Affidavit. Is this the way to do it? You should present something that is presentable. File this properly".

More than the government department, its legal officers are failing the government. This is not the first time that a judge rebuked the government for not being proper in filing affidavits. Any affidavit filed before the Supreme Court needs t be signed by the senior most officer in the department or his deputy. Since the judges rely on the affidavits to pass orders, they need to be aware of who has taken the decision and why. An affidavit that fails to disclose the reasons will not help the ends of justice and is likely to anger judges and prolong the matter.

On the matter at hand, the government needs to consider it with the seriousness it deserves. The extraordinary situation created by the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns meant that examinees were not able to prepare for the tough examinations. Their request for an extra chance is valid and reasonable. The government must consider it favorably. Those examinees who have exhausted all their chances for appearing in the CSE by being forced to appear for it unprepared or under-prepared this year must be given one more chance.

Other Stories You Make Like

Editorials

Turmoil In Mollywood

Turmoil In Mollywood

NDA 3.0: Coalition Dharma

NDA 3.0: Coalition Dharma

In Depth

Supreme Court Gets Strict On Child Pornography

Supreme Court Gets Strict On Child Pornography

Editor's Pick

Budapest Chess Olympiad: India Are World Team Champions

Budapest Chess Olympiad: India Are World Team Champions
© 2014 India Commentary. All rights reserved.