KPSC Revised Select List

KARNATAKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION  NOTIFICATION  No.PSC/3979 E(1) /2020-21        Dated: 30/01/2021 

Revised selection list to the post of Group 'a' & 'B' gazetted probationers' 1998 in compliance to hon'ble high court order dated: 04/12/2020 in contempt petitions in C.C.C. Nos. 1765/2019, 1785/2019, 1790/2019 & 28/2020 

In  pursuance  of  this  offic e  notification  No.E(l)  15050/PSCl97-98,  dated  09-03- 1998  the  Commission  by  notification  dated  28-02-2006  published  the  final   selection  list  of  ca ndidates  selected  for  the  post  of  Gazetted  Probationers   Group A & B 1998 on the basis of total ma rks secured in the main examination  comprising  written  examination  and  personality  test  in  terms  of  the  orders  of   the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka in Writ Petition Nos.l2548-12589 of 2002  and  connected  cases  as  confirmed  by  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  of  India  in   Civil Appeal Nos.6l72-6222 of 2005 and connected cases.  

 2. This select list was subject matter of challenge before the Hon’ble High  Court of Karnataka in Writ Petition No. 27674/2012 and other connected cases.  By  judgment  and  order  dated  21-06-2016  the  Hon’ble  High  Court  ordered  as   under:  “(2)  The  revised  list  prepared  by  the  KPSC  in  terms  of   the order dated 11th October, 2002 in W.P. Nos. 12548- 589/2002 which is affirmed by the Apex Court in Civil  Appeal  Nos.  6172-6222/2005  vide  Order  dated  6th   October,  2005,  which  was  submitted  to  the  Court  by   the  KPSC  in  a  sealed  cover,  which  was  web-hosted  by   virtue  of  the  order  dated  11.11.2014  of  this  Court,  is   upheld. The KPSC and the State Government shall give  effect to the said list.  (3)  The  KPSC  shall  take  into  consideration  the  91   answer  scripts  which  forms  pa rt  of  excess  of  10%  of   the  revalued  paper  and  give  effect  to  the  order  of  the   High  Court  dated  11th  October,  2002  in  W.P.  Nos.   12548-589/2002  and  the  order  of  the  Apex  Court  in   Civil  Appeal  Nos.  6172-6222/2005  vide  Order  dated   6th October, 2005”.  Page-1 This order of the Hon’ble High Court was  upheld by the Hon'ble Supreme Court  of India vide its order dated I l-04-2018  3.    In  compliance  with  directionNo.2  extracted  supra  the  web-hosted  list   mentioned   therein   was   published   on   25-01-2019   as   revised   select   list.    Thereafter in compliance with direction No.3 extracted above, re-revised select  list was published by   notification dated 22-08-2019.   4.  Complaining that in making the re-revised select list dated 22-08-2019  the   KPSC   and   the   Government   have   deliberately   and   willfully   breached    Direction No.3 extracted at para 2 above by  taking into consideration a greater  number  of  answer  scripts  than  91,  some  of  the  candidates  approached  the   Hon’ble  High  Court.  Some  of  the  candidates  aggrieved  by  the  selection  list   dated  22-08-2019  approached  the  Hon'ble  High  Court  by  filing  contempt   petitions  in  C.C.C.Nos.l765/2019,  1785/2019,  1790/2019  and  28/2020.  These   contempt  of  court  cases  were  disposed  of  by  the  Hon’ble  High  Court  by  a   common order dated 4-12-2020 reading:   “2.  Counter  affidavit  has  been  filed  denying  the  allegations   made  in  the  complaint.  The  matters  were  heard  substantially  on   the  previous  date  of  hearing  and  at  the  request  of  the  learned   senior  counsel  appearing  for  respondent/contemnor  No.  3  the   matters have been listed today.  3.     Today,     an     affida vit     has     been     filed     by     the      respondent/contemnor  No.  3  today  stating  thereunder  that  in   terms  of  direction  No.   3  issued  in  W.P.  No.  27674/2012  and   connected  matters  corrective  steps   of  taking  into  consideration   only 91 answer scripts is being unde rtaken, by giving effect to the  order  dated  11.10.2002  passed  in  W.P.  Nos.  12548-589/2002  and   order  of  the  Apex  Court  in  Civil  Appeal  Nos.  6172-6222/2005   dated  06.10.2005  and  revised  list  would  be  drawn  up  pursuant  to   above  said  direction.  Steps  th at  would  be  taken  for  undertaking   Page-2 such an exercise have also been indicated in paragraph No. 

 

3 of the  affidavit.   Respondent   No.3   has   sought   for   60   days’   time   to    complete the exercise.  4.     In     the     light     of     said     submission     made     by      respondent/contemnor  No.  3  we  are  of  the  considered  view  that   continuation  of  these  proceedings   would  not  be  c alled  for  and   these  contempt  proceedings  requires  to  be  disposed  of.  However,   time  granted  by  the  cognate  Bench  to  comply  direction  No.  3  has   already lapsed. Extension sought for by respondent/contemnor No.  3,  particularly  in  the  background   of  several  steps  required  to  be   taken by it as enumerated in paragr aph Nos. 3(a) to (d) of affidavit  filed today, we are of the considered view that additional 60 days’  time  from  today  requires  to  be  granted  by  enlarging  the  time,  for   which the learned advocates appearing for the complainants having  not opposed for said extension being granted.  5.  In  that  view  of  the  matter,  by  extending  the  time,  namely   granting  60  days  from  today  for  compliance  of  direction  No.  3   issued  in  W.P.  No.  27674/2012  and  connected  matter  disposed  of   on 21.06.2016, we dispose of these contempt proceedings”.  In   compliance   with   the   above   the   revised   selection   list   is   hereby    published  for  the  information  of  the  candidates  and  is  forwarded  to  the   Government. 

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