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Imphal, Nov 26 : The Mains Examination of the Manipur Civil Service Combined Competitive Examination, 2010 was held from 06-02-2012 to 22-02-2012.
Some candidates have decided to take legal assistance to seek justice. Hanjabam Bobby Sharma, a candidate, bearing Roll No.00082 was not shortlisted in the result of the Mains Examination.
RTI application was filed on 16-08-12 in order to ascertain his areas of weakness in the Mains Papers.
The reply letter of the PlO/Joint Secy, dated 05-11-2012 was collected by him in person from the MPSC Office from which he has come to know his marks (135 out of 300) in General English Paper and further instructed him to obtain the photostat copy of the answer script of the General English Paper only and did not mention anything about the photostat copies of the answer scripts of his other papers. The same reply letter of the PIO also reiterated the examination rules of the Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination 2010 wherein it clearly shows that since he has not qualified in the General English Paper, the answer scripts of his other papers say Essay, General studies Paper I and Paper II, Optional papers (Paper I and II) and Optional Papers (Paper I and II) etc. have not been evaluated.
Certified copies of the answer scripts of all his papers were collected from the MPSC office on 23-11-2012.- Since his other papers have been evaluated, it is pertinent to say that he had been already qualified (45%) in the General English paper. If he had not been qualified in the general English Paper, his other papers should not have been evaluated.
From this, he has come to know that the answer scripts of all his papers have been evaluated in violation of the Rules given in the Gazette of the Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination 2010.
This is how he has come to know the total marks scored by him in the Mains (written) Exams i,e 1343 which clearly shows that he stood Fourth Position in the Written Examination just only 8 marks short of the topper’s ( Written) marks i,e 1351.
It has been established that there is a clear indication of malafide intention on the part of the MPSC to discriminate meritorious candidates. The decision to have varied the qualifying cut off marks for General English paper being fixed at 50 % was purely discriminatory in nature. This shows that the MPSC exercised their discretionary power arbitrarily.
Had he been summoned for the Interview/personality test comprising of 300 marks and even if he happens to score 0 (Zero) in that, he would have been selected for a post of Sub Deputy collector (SDC) and had he scored 20, he would have got MPS and had he got 85 marks in the Interview, he would have got the post of MCS in the third position amongst the OBC Category. Therefore, the MPSC has denied him the right to get selected purely on the basis of his merit by violating the Examination Rules which is not a healthy sign for various civil service aspirants said K Seityajit who filed an RTI in this regard.
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