JITENDRA KUMAR BAGARIA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY THE COURT: Not unusually the final answer key on which an assessment has been made by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) for passing the preliminary examination in pursuance to the Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services (Direct Recruitment by Combined Competitive Examination, 2018 (RAS/ RTS Examination, 2018) for writing the main examination thereunder is under challenge before this court.

(2.) This bunch of petitions together raise disputes on the final answer key on model questions No.11, 22, 45, 61, 63, 68, 73, 84 and 101 at the preliminary examination.

(3.) Writ petition No.25338/2018 is taken as the lead case. The respondent RPSC vide Advertisement No.2/2018 called applications from eligible candidates for the RAS/RTS Examination, 2018. The said examination entailed one paper of General knowledge and General Science at the preliminary examination and for those who were short listed at the preliminary examinations. The preliminary examination was conducted on 5-8-2018. The model answer key along with answer key was uploaded on the website of RPSC on 9-8-2018 and objections were invited thereto duly supported by material based on Standard and Authentic text Books and government publications. The answer key and model questions No.11 and 22 at the preliminary examination are as under:-