Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds Group-2 Policy, Orders APP Re-Evaluation
The Andhra Pradesh High Court made two important decisions.
First, they decided to keep the current rules for Group-2 jobs the same, even though some people wanted to change them.
This means the rules for who can get these jobs will stay as they are now.
Second, they ordered the government to re-check the answer sheets of 10 candidates who took a test to become Assistant Public Prosecutors.
Only 10 people passed the test out of more than 1,500, which made some people think the checking might not have been fair.
The court wants to make sure everything is fair and will check the answer sheets again.
The government has to report back to the court in six weeks.
Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed petitions challenging the 2023 Group-2 reservation policy, upholding the current framework.
Candidates had argued for a new notification aligning with Supreme Court guidelines, but the court decided to keep the current policy.
The court ordered the re-evaluation of answer scripts for 10 randomly selected candidates from 18 petitioners in the APP examination.
Only 10 out of over 1,500 candidates qualified in the APP exam, raising concerns about the evaluation process.
The government must submit a report on the re-evaluation within six weeks, under the supervision of a renowned academician.
- Who
- Group-2 candidates and 18 APP exam petitioners in Andhra Pradesh
- What
- Petitions challenging Group-2 reservation policy and APP exam evaluation
- When
- Recent (exact date not specified for Group-2, Tuesday for APP)
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh High Court
- Why
- Group-2: To align policy with Supreme Court guidelines; APP: Concerns over fairness and transparency in evaluation
- Location
- Andhra Pradesh, India
- Court
- Andhra Pradesh High Court
- Group-2 Petitioners
- Group-2 candidates
- APP Petitioners
- 18 candidates
- Group-2 Issue
- Reservation policy in Group-2 notification
- APP Issue
- Re-evaluation of APP exam scripts
- Group-2 Outcome
- Petitions dismissed, current policy upheld
- APP Outcome
- Re-evaluation ordered for 10 randomly selected candidates
Sources
Andhra Pradesh Group-2 Candidates Granted Relief by High Court
High Court Reserves Verdict on Group-1 Appeals, Orders to be Pronounced on Jan 22
Andhra Pradesh HC Orders Re-Evaluation of APP Exam Scripts
HC reserves orders on Group-1 exam dispute; verdict on Jan 22