Extra Chance For UPSC Civil Service Examination- Supreme Court Hearing- Live-Updates

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1 Feb 2021 12:38 PM IST

  • Extra Chance For UPSC Civil Service Examination- Supreme Court Hearing- Live-Updates

    Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar is hearing a plea seeking for an extra chance for Civil Service aspirants who had given their last attempt of the UPSC exam in October...

    Live Updates

    • 1 Feb 2021 2:28 PM IST

      Matter has now been adjourned to Friday. 

    • 1 Feb 2021 2:28 PM IST

      Bench: Mr. Divan, we accommodate you too.

      SG: Mr. Divan, by Friday, we may not even have to trouble the Court.

      Divan: Then will serve the Solicitor or Mr. Raju a short note. 

    • 1 Feb 2021 2:27 PM IST

      Court is discussing.

      SG: It can be Friday too.

      Bench: Then we will keep it on Friday.

      Divan: I don’t want to stand in the way of accommodating the Solicitor. But, we may need time to Reply.

    • 1 Feb 2021 2:27 PM IST

      G: We cannot do that. We cannot seek time and then notify.

      Bench: We will not record it.

      SG: I am making a statement before this Court. 

    • 1 Feb 2021 2:27 PM IST

      SG: We could seek instructions and discuss, and come back. If you could consider.

      Bench: But, by Wednesday, you will notify.

    • 1 Feb 2021 2:26 PM IST

      Matter has commenced.

      Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta requests the Court to adjourn the matter to Wednesday or Thursday.

    • 1 Feb 2021 12:43 PM IST

      Bench: Let the chart also come. We will have this matter at 2PM. 

    • 1 Feb 2021 12:43 PM IST

      Divan requests for the chart to be emailed to the Court.

      “Comments on the chart by Respondent 1 - this is really to be read with the chart. I want to make a set of brief submissions”.

    • 1 Feb 2021 12:42 PM IST

      Bench: If you are not willing to accede to their request, then we will hear the Petitioners first.

      Sr. Adv. Shyam Divan begins. 

    • 1 Feb 2021 12:42 PM IST

      Raju: Supposedly I’ve not been fully prepared. I’m only focusing on candidates on attempts and not age-bar. 

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