UPSC is urged to consider the plea for extra chances leniently; Allows Civil Service Aspirants To Make Representation

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to pass directions to the Central Government and the Union Public Service Commission to grant extra chance to those civil service aspirants who exhausted their last attempt in the October 2020 examination or those who became age-barred after 2020.

However, the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna gave the candidates liberty to submit representations before concerned authorities seeking extra attempt. 

The bench urged that the authorities may take a lenient view on the plea for extra chance in the light of the COVID pandemic situation. 

The petitioners had approached the Court seeking extra-attempt citing the difficulties caused by the COVID pandemic last year..