The Delhi High Court emphasized that courts must intervene if an official answer key contains a clear error that, if left uncorrected, would lead to injustice. This ruling came during a Letters Patent Appeal filed by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) challenging a Single Judge’s decision regarding a disputed question in the 2023 Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier-II (CGLE). The question involved determining how many meaningful words could be formed using the letters O, K, E, and Y. While Respondent candidates identified only “YOKE” as correct, SSC contested this, leading the Single Judge to rule that informal usages like “OKEY” should be excluded. The Division Bench upheld the Single Judge’s decision, stressing the court’s duty to correct demonstrably wrong answers to prevent injustice.
“Slang Words Can’t Be Standard English”: Delhi HC
