In Brief
The Supreme Court dismissed writ petitions filed by candidates who failed to secure minimum 50% marks in objective-type subjects in a 2010-2011 Sub-Inspector (Civil Police) Departmental Examination (conducted for vacancies from 2000-2008). The petitioners sought evaluation of their Hindi Essay papers and extension of relief granted in an earlier case (Raghuraj Singh). The Court held that under the applicable rules, candidates failing to obtain 50% marks in each objective subject are disqualified at the first stage and not entitled to Hindi Essay evaluation. The earlier relief was granted to qualified candidates facing procedural irregularities, not to candidates who failed the minimum threshold. The Court declined to interfere with selections conducted over a decade earlier, particularly where the examination scheme had subsequently changed.
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