Supreme Court of India · 2019-12-13
PRANAV VERMA vs THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/15008
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PRANAV VERMA
- Respondent
- THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed Writ Petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the selection process of the Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch) Examination – 2017. The Court held that the evaluation method adopted for the Main Examination was flawed, violating the principles of fairness and transparency mandated by Article 14. Consequently, the Court directed the re-evaluation of the examination papers by an Independent Expert Committee and the establishment of an Independent Judicial Service Commission for future examinations.