Group-I recruitment: Telangana High Court issues interim order directing TGPSC to halt issuance of appointment letters

The court clarified that the process of certificate verification for these candidates can continue as scheduled

Hyderabad: Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao of the Telangana High Court on Thursday issued a significant interim order regarding the Group-I recruitment process in Telangana, directing the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC) to halt the issuance of appointment letters to provisionally selected candidates.

However, the court clarified that the process of certificate verification for these candidates can continue as scheduled. This directive came as the court heard petitions filed by a number of Group-I aspirants who have raised serious concerns about alleged irregularities in the evaluation of their mains examination answer scripts.

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The petitioners have pleaded for either a re-evaluation of their answer sheets or a complete re-conduct of the mains examination, arguing that the valuation process was flawed and violated the established rules and regulations set forth by the TGPSC.

While the TGPSC, represented by its standing counsel PS Rajasekhar strongly opposed any stay on the recruitment process. Justice Rajeshwar Rao deemed it necessary to intervene, at least temporarily, regarding the issuance of appointment letters.

The court observed that this interim measure is essential to ensure the integrity of the selection process and to safeguard the interests of all parties involved, pending a thorough examination of the allegations raised. With the said direction the oourt adjourned the matter to April 28.