The Supreme Court has refused to stop the ongoing Mega DSC exams in Andhra Pradesh. The Supreme Court has shown reluctance to hear the petition filed to stay the Mega DSC exams. The bench has advised the petitioner to approach the AP High Court in this case.
The Supreme Court has said that the petition should be filed there after the High Court resumes from June 16. The bench headed by Justice PK Mishra ruled that the Mega DSC cannot be stopped since it has already started. Justice Manmohan questioned how the exams can be stopped midway after they have started.
Additional Solicitor General SP Raju appearing on behalf of the AP government, said in his arguments that lakhs of aspirants have already appeared for the Mega DSC exam, the exams are going on, and stopping them at this stage would be an injustice to many people and would be a violation of their fundamental rights.
When Justice PK Mishra asked why the petitioner did not approach the AP High Court, the petitioner’s lawyer said that the AP High Court was on vacation, so he approached the Supreme Court with additional documents. The Supreme Court clarified that the AP High Court will resume on June 16 and if necessary, a petition can be filed there.
A mega DSC has been set up to fill 16,347 teaching posts in government schools in AP. About 5.72 lakh candidates will write these exams in a month. The Supreme Court said that it is not possible to stop the exams at this stage.
However, the petitioner’s lawyer argued that this entire process is being done unilaterally and is not transparent. Therefore, he argued that it violates the rights under Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India. In any case, the petition should be filed in the AP High Court itself, which will begin on June 16. The Supreme Court refused to grant a stay, saying that it is not possible to stop the mega DSC now.
