UPSC Civil Services Prelimation Deferral Statement – Live Updates
12.58 hours: The Supreme Court dismisses UPSC’s request for postponement of the examination. However, she has provided instructions for the Center to consider concessions for those applicants who are on their last attempt.
12.55 hours: UPSC may issue instructions to states to ensure that candidates with admission cards are admitted to local hotels near sub-centers, SC indicates in their order.
12.35 hours: Bench asks UPSC if a candidate can get another chance if they can’t take the exam now. ASG SV Raju says another attempt is now allowed, but will present the suggestion. Raju also says that concessions regarding age will only be made for those who are on their last attempt and / or about to cross the age limit and may not be available to others.
12.24 hours: Bench asks Kaushik if the 2020 and 2021 civil services exam merge suggestion can be adopted. Kaushik responds that it is not possible to combine both exams because all OMR sheets and other exam material have already been submitted.
12.23 hours: Kaushik claims that detailed precautions have been taken. From hand sanitizers, social distancing, etc., all safety methods have been adopted.
12.19 hours: The Bench asks UPSC if they receive applications from COVID applicants overnight, will they be able to provide centers for these Covid-19 positive candidates? Kaushik says that Covid-positive patients can now travel.
12.14 hours: Adding more, Kaushik states: “We have even asked the Chairman of the Railroad Board to issue proper instructions. In addition, we have stated that the CSE preliminaries for 2021 will also be delayed. We have not received a single instance of complaint.”
12.09 hours: “We have written to all the chief secretaries of all the states. We have requested that public transportation operate at an optimal level during the exam and also until October 3. We have also provided a complete list of centers,” reports the advocate Kaushik to the bank. .
12.08 pm: Attorney Naresh Kaushik who appears on behalf of the USPC informs the Court that he has not received any such representation and that he will re-verify the same.
12.07 hours: “Is UPSC aware of complaints from officers who are not being given permission for COVID duty tests, especially COVID warriors? What arrangements have been made for them?” The Commission asks.
12.03 pm: Kapadia is requesting a concession for those whose last attempt is left for the exam, hotel accommodation and COVID-positive student centers who can sit for the exam separately.
12.01 hours: SC’s bank says postponement of the UPSC preliminaries cannot occur. This will have a cascading effect on other exams.
12.00 hours: Advocate Anushree Kapadia, speaking on behalf of the father of a civil service aspirant, says that students in rural areas have transportation problems. The Bench says, “This is not new. This happens everywhere. Even due to the weather, flooding and students can’t get out. Get out of your shell; you need to move out of your comfort zone.”
11.54 am: “All libraries and training institutions have been closed. And most of the candidates have been deprived of reading material. They are totally disabled. They should have the same opportunities to present themselves,” argues Shukla. The Bench says it is an individual issue, so it cannot be considered a public issue.
11.50 am: Advocate Shukla says: “Some of the UPSC candidates are doctors, frontline Crown warriors, pregnant women who are still fighting.” “The Bench asks Shukla how many of those candidates are there? Shukla responds,” Not exactly the details, but petitioner No. 13 is a Crown warrior. ”
11.47 am: “One of our main complaints was that distance was a problem. Candidates would have to travel,” says Shukla. The Bench says this argument was made in April. Now everything is unlocked. People can use transportation now.
11:46 am: “UPSC has presented the arrangements that have been made. If you want more security, argue about that. But you cannot ask for a postponement based on the fact that some will not be able to give it,” says the Bank.
11.45 am: Advocate Shukla is seeking postponement of the UPSC exams and requests that UPSC be more humane.
11.42 am: The Bench says: “Don’t see ‘leaning’, UPSC is bound by obligations. Use different words.
11.40 am: Lead counsel VK Shukla who appeared on behalf of the petitioners states that UPSC’s response has been submitted, but it appears that the Commission is determined to continue with the examination and has not addressed our concerns.
On Monday, the high court had ordered the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to file an answer on why the (preliminary) civil services exams should not be postponed. UPSC’s lawyer objected to the request for postponement of the exams, as it would alter the exam schedule.
A bench made up of judges AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari had asked the lawyer for the Union Public Service Commission to submit an affidavit before Tuesday. The bank will continue to hear the matter today, that is, on September 30, 2020.
The statement, filed by Vasireddy Govardhana Sai Prakash and others through attorney Alakh Alok Srivastava, sought to have the Civil Services exam postponed for two to three months, as Covid-19 cases have currently peaked and the curve can flatten out in this time period. .
The petitioners also cited the incessant rains that disrupt daily life in many parts of the country.
At the previous hearing on the matter, the higher court had said: “Freedom is granted to deliver an advance copy to the permanent attorney of the Union Public Service Commission, as well as to the permanent attorney of the Central Agency representing the Union. from India by email / online. ”
The reason was that the exam, being a recruitment exam, is totally different from an academic exam and, therefore, in case of postponement, there would be no question of delay or loss of an academic session.
“In the present case, it is likely that some 6 lakh of applicants (including the petitioners in this document) will appear in the subtitled civil services (preliminary) exam, which is a seven-hour offline exam, in very few centers in 72 cities in India.
“Meanwhile, Covid-19 cases are increasing in India at an alarming rate of more than 80,000 cases per day,” the statement said.
The allegation argued that those most affected by the completion of the 2020 Civil Services Exam (Preliminary), on October 4, will be students belonging to the middle class or lower middle class.
“The privileged can still sit for these exams, without worrying about transportation, accommodation or other expenses. However, disadvantaged students will be forced to suffer the greatest injustices and hardships,” the petitioners maintain.
The allegation said that the decision of the UPSC to carry out the examination, in the current scenario, violates the rights of the petitioners and of those who are in a similar situation, pursuant to Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution.
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