Allahabad High Court Requests Responses from UP Government and UPPSC on PCS Exam Results Challenge

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government and UPPSC to respond to a plea challenging the PCS exam results. The next hearing is scheduled for January 2026.

The Allahabad High Court has requested responses from the Uttar Pradesh government and the state public service commission. This is in response to a plea challenging the results of the PCS Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Preliminary Examination, 2025, and the Assistant Conservator of Forests Preliminary Examination. Justice Manish Mathur issued this order on December 19.

The court was addressing a writ petition submitted by Manish Kumar and three other candidates. They claimed to have participated in the PCS preliminary examination 2025 as OBC candidates. According to them, they scored higher than the general category cut-off marks.

Reservation Act and Migration Rules

According to the Reservation Act and Migration Rules, if a reserved category candidate scores equal to or above the general category cut-off without any special exemptions, they should be placed in the general category. The petitioners argued that they were not given this benefit and were excluded from the main examination.

Following the hearing, Justice Mathur instructed both the state government and the UPPSC to submit counter-affidavits within three weeks. The next hearing is scheduled for January 22, 2026. This timeline allows for a thorough review of the responses from both parties involved.

The plea highlights an important issue regarding reservation policies and their implementation. It questions whether candidates from reserved categories are being fairly treated when they score higher than general category candidates.

The court's decision to seek responses indicates its willingness to examine these claims closely. The outcome could have significant implications for future examinations and reservation policies in Uttar Pradesh.

With inputs from PTI