Person Who Set Paper Is Best Person To Verify, Court Can't Override Expert View In Exam Matters: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the opinion of a subject expert cannot be substituted by the Court unless it is demonstrably wrong on the face of the record.

Justice Sandeep Sharma remarked that: “…opinion given by expert cannot be substituted by Court, until same on the face of it is wrong… best person to verify the correctness… is the person who has set-up the paper.”

The petitioner, approached the High Court alleging that he was denied one mark for a question in screening test of Constable held in June, 2025.

The Court observed that when the provisional answer key was uploaded, there were 1200 objections, and the commission sent all of them including question of the petitioner to a subject expert.

Thereafter, the Court noted that the commission had considered the petitioner's objections and forwarded them to the expert.

Thus, the Court remarked that the commission finalised the result based on expert opinion and there was no procedural irregularity or legal infirmity warranting interference.

Case Name: Veeku v/s State of H.P. and others

Case No.: CWP No. 17697 of 2025

Date of Decision: 21.11.2025

For the Petitioner: Mr. Jagat Pal and Ms. Parul, Advocates

For the Respondent: Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General

Mr. Vikrant Thakur, for respondent No.2.

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