Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 23 2009:
The Gauhati High Court, Imphal Bench has on Monday issued a notice of motion, returnable within six weeks against the state Government authorities following a Writ petition filed by Ningthoujam Devdas Singh of Keirenphabi village, Bishnupur district, an unsuccessful candidate of the recruitment of Sub-Inspector of the police Department held in 2006. The Imphal Bench of the High Court headed Justice Mutum Binoykumar Singh had issued the notice of motion to the respondents listed as the State of Manipur through Principal Secretary (Home) to the Government of Manipur; the Joint Secretary (Home) to the Government of Manipur; and the Director General of Police, Manipur and 54 selected candidates of the recruitment, according to a release issued by the Director of the Human Rights Law Network, Meihoubam Rakesh.
The Petitioner stated that he participated in the recruitment of SI in Police (male) in 2006 in response to a requisition for recruitment for certain number for the same post.
He said that he had undergone all required tests conducted by the Selection Committee.
The petitioner has stated that his Answer Sheet of the written test (for 60 marks) was not properly evaluated and said that there were various forms of manipulations, malpractices and tampering of marks in the Answer Sheet.
He also said that his total would be higher than the last selected candidate if his answer sheet had been evaluated correctly.
As such, the Petitioner has challenged the validity of the selection of candidates by filing the Writ Petition, it said.