The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has told the Supreme Court (SC) of India that the Civil Services Examination (CSE) can not be deferred any more. During the hearing, advocate Naresh Kaushik appearing for the UPSC submitted before the bench that it’s completely impossible to postpone the exam.
“The matter was considered and deferment was done, but it was realised that deferment would completely hurt the process of the exam. It was supposed to be held on September 30. Thereafter, it was deferred to October 4. Deferment would nullify the objective of conducting the exam for four arms of government,” Kaushik submitted.
Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by UPSC aspirants, seeking postponement of upcoming Civil Services (prelims) Exam. The submitted that the decision of the UPSC to conduct the exam in accordance with the impugned Revised Calendar, violates the rights of the petitioners and those similarly situated, under Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution to practice their chosen profession/occupation of serving the public.