In Brief
The U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board conducted a recruitment examination for Trained Graduate Teachers in 2009. After eight years of litigation and three separate evaluations triggered by writ petitions challenging seven answer keys, the Supreme Court held that courts cannot direct re-evaluation of answer sheets absent statutory provision, unless an error is clearly demonstrated without inferential reasoning. The Court declared the third re-evaluation results while protecting candidates already appointed and working under earlier declarations, allowing them to continue in service. Newly selected candidates would be appointed in supernumerary posts without consequential benefits, balancing fairness with finality in the examination process.
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