STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION Vs. RAVINDER MALIK

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE respondent was a candidate for the Post of Inspector (Central Excise), recruitment whereof was entrusted to the Staff Selection Commission. A Combined Graduate Level Examination (Tier -I) and (Tier - II) was to be taken by the candidates. Tier -II examination was in two parts: Paper -1 and Paper -2.

(2.) THE answers had to be by shading the box of the applicable answer from, out of the options available as per the OMR answer sheet.

(3.) NOTWITHSTANDING that, the optical reader correctly connected the answer sheet to the roll number of the respondent and hence evaluated the answer sheet and as a result thereof the respondent qualified to be called for an interview after the written examination. The respondent performed well as the interview and obtained aggregate marks much above the cut off point.