[Quota Policy Controversy] ‘There Will Be Chaos’: SC Refuses To Stay Ongoing Grade-I Posts Exam In Telangana

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The court issued its decision in response to senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing a petitioner, who requested a temporary halt on the exams to address concerns over the disputed quota policy. These exams are intended to fill 563 positions across multiple government departments.

[Quota Policy Controversy] ‘There will be Chaos’: SC Refuses to Stay Ongoing Grade-I Posts Mains Exam in Telangana

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (21st Oct) declined to stay the ongoing Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) examination for 563 Grade-I posts, emphasizing that any such intervention would cause “chaos.”

“The exam is scheduled to start at 2 PM, and staying it now would create unnecessary disorder,” observed a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.

The court issued its decision in response to senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing a petitioner, who requested a temporary halt on the exams to address concerns over the disputed quota policy. These exams are intended to fill 563 positions across multiple government departments.

“The candidates have already reached the examination centers,”

the bench remarked while dismissing the plea.

Sibal argued that many aspirants would lose the opportunity to appear for this Group-I exam, being held for the first time in the state.

The TGPSC mains examination, which started on Monday, will continue until October 27, filling 563 vacancies.

A total of 31,383 candidates have qualified to sit for the mains.

These exams were conducted for the first time since Telangana’s formation and the previous examination held in 2011.

The reservation policy implemented by the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC) under a government order (GO) has been challenged in the Supreme Court by Pogula Rambabu.

The apex court observed that the Telangana High Court is handling the issue and directed it to resolve the matter before the results are announced.

Meanwhile, candidates have been protesting against the GO, demanding a postponement of the exams, arguing that its reservation provisions disadvantage Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and other backward classes.