Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Telangana High Court Sets Aside Tampered Group-II Selection List
The Telangana High Court said the Public Service Commission wrongly evaluated answer sheets that were tampered with.
This affected the selection list for Group-II jobs.
The Commission must now re-evaluate and issue new appointment orders within eight weeks.
They also have to follow strict rules for evaluating answer sheets in future recruitments.
Telangana High Court Single Bench set aside TGPSC's Group-II final selection list
Court found OMR answer sheets containing 150 questions were tampered with
TGPSC directed to re-evaluate and finalise selection list following Technical Committee guidelines
Appointment orders to be issued within eight weeks, strict OMR evaluation rules to be followed in future recruitments
Ruling impacts hundreds of candidates awaiting final appointments to Group-II posts
- Who
- Telangana High Court, Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC), candidates P Prasanna Latha, Bokku Sujatha, and others
- What
- Set aside TGPSC's Group-II final selection list due to tampered OMR answer sheets
- When
- Tuesday, [date]
- Where
- Telangana, India
- Why
- To ensure transparency and procedural integrity in the State’s recruitment processes
Candidates' View
TGPSC's View
Tampered Answer Sheets
Candidates' View
Candidates argued that TGPSC wrongly evaluated tampered OMR sheets
TGPSC's View
TGPSC evaluated sheets despite clear directions from a Division Bench
- Posts
- Group-II posts
- Notification Date
- December 30, 2015
- Number of Candidates Affected
- Hundreds
- Deadline for Issuing Appointment Orders
- Eight weeks from the ruling
- Future Recruitment Rule
- Strict OMR evaluation following existing rules
