GURPREET SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner, who had applied for the post of Lecturer in the Subject of History (advertised by respondent no.2), is seeking quashing of the result on the ground that the answer key to the question nos.57 & 67 of Booklet 'C' are wrong and consequently, has sought directions for reevaluation of his answer sheet.

(2.) Learned Counsel for the petitioner has argued that answers to question nos.57 and 67, as given by the respondents are absolutely incorrect. As per the counsel, the answer to question no.57 i.e. " Karl Marx is known for his Work?", as per 2016 edition of General Studies Paper-1 for Civil Services Preliminary Examination, published by MC Graw Hill Education is "Das Kapital". However, there is no such option given in the answers to be ticked by the candidates. As far as question no.67 i.e. "From which language the word Punjabi derived from?", is concerned the answer to it is Sanskrit because Punjabi language originated from Sanskrit, as is evident from the Book titled as "Punjabi Adhyan Te Adhyapan Badalde Prepekh" written by Jeet Singh Annexure P-1 However, as per the respondents the answer to the said question is "Persian" which is wrong. Thus, the learned Counsel for petitioner has argued that the petitioner should be given benefit of two marks for the above said two wrong questions.

(3.) On the other hand Learned Counsel for the respondents have argued that there is no ambiguity either in the question or in the answers. As per the learned Counsel, Karl Marx is known for his work "The Capital" which is the literal translation of word "Das Kapital". As far as the second question is concerned, he has argued that word Punjabi is derived from Persian, although, Punjabi language might have its origin from Sanskrit. Thus, the answer keys to both the above questions are correct and therefore, no interference is warranted by cancelling the above said questions.