Supreme Court refuses to stay upcoming BPSC mains exam on April 25
The Hindu
Supreme Court rejects pleas for re-test in BPSC exam citing lack of conclusive evidence, allows mains exam to proceed.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 23, 2025) refused to stay the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) mains examination scheduled for April 25 and rejected the pleas alleging paper leak during a preliminary test on December 13 last year.
A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan dismissed a batch of petitions seeking the cancellation of the 70th BPSC Combined Competitive Preliminary Exams, citing a lack of conclusive evidence to justify a re-test for all candidates.
Senior advocate Anjana Prakash, appearing for the petitioners, argued that digital evidence, including WhatsApp messages and video clips, demonstrated question papers were leaked before the exam.
One such video allegedly showed answers being announced via loudspeakers at an examination centre, she added.
Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Bihar government and the BPSC, defended the integrity of the examination system.
He explained that four different sets of question papers were used, with questions jumbled to prevent uniformity.
Addressing concerns over similarities with coaching centre materials, he clarified that only two of the 150 questions were found to be verbatim copies.
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