High Court of KeralaSingle JudgeWrit petitions dismissed
W.P.(C).No.21382/19 & con.cases
Case / Petition Number:WP(C).No.21382/2019
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Case Details & Bench
- Court
- High Court of Kerala
- Hon'ble Judges
- Anu Sivaraman
- Judgment Date
- 2021-02-26
- Court Decision / Holding
- The writ petitions are dismissed. The Court holds that normalization, applied uniformly across the entire recruitment exercise, is a permissible and non-mala fide method to ensure fairness in a nationwide, multi-shift examination. It directs that any lowering of cut-offs, if any, should be applied across the board and that petitioners who meet the normalized criteria remain eligible for consideration in the next stage.
- Final Disposition
- Writ petitions dismissed
Parties to the Case
Appellants / Petitioners
- ARUN V.P.
- DHANESH
- JAYAKRISHNAN J.S.
- PRASANTH T.P.
- MANEESH M.T.
- AMAL RAJ K.
- VISHNU P.
- ASWIN S.
- SARIN P.P.
- SUNEESH A.K.
- ADWAIDH V.
- KOCHUMON P.
- REMIN K.T.
- RAHUL KRISHNA
- ABHIN V.P.
- AFSAL I.
- AKHIL G.
- SAYANDH K.C.
- ARUN BABU
- MANULAL C.P.
- JIJINKUMAR M.T.
- NISHA P.K.
- ASWANTH K.R.
- SRISHIL P.P.
- MIDHUN M.
- PRAGIJODH A.
- BINTU P.VARGHESE
- ARJUN A.V.
- SHABITH K.K.
- SHAHAS AHAMMED
- NIKHIL D.A.
- MIDHUNRAJ K.K.
- ARUN KUMAR A.
- SARATH A.C.
- AKHIL P.K.
- MANU P.
- SUDHEESH V.C.
- SUDARSAN K.V.
- NITHIN VIJAYAN
- SUMESH MOHAN
- RAHUL N.
- SUJEEV S.
- RABILESH P.
- AJAY JOSHY
- ARJUN G.ASOK
- ABINLAL M.K.
- ASWANTH P.K.
- SRUTHEESH K.C.
- NAKULNATH A.G.
- DEEPESH K.P.
- MOHAMMED YASIN A.C.
- JISHNU E.V.
- AKSHAYKUMAR P.P.
- SREERAG M.P.
- SABAHA THANSEEHA E.K.
- MUHAMMED RAMSHID P.P.
- AKILESH K.
- SREERAJ B.S.
- AMBURAJ S.
Respondents
- UNION OF INDIA
- STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION
- REGIONAL DIRECTOR (KKR), STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION
Legal Representation & Advocates
Counsels for Petitioners
- • Navod Prasannan Pattali
- • K.V.KRISHNAKUMAR
Counsels for Respondents
- • P. V. VIJAYAKUMAR (ASG OF INDIA)
- • MINI GOPINATH (CGC)
- • Sudhinkumar (ASGI)
Case Synopsis & Summary
The Kerala High Court, in a consolidated decision dated 26 February 2021, adjudicated a challenge by a large number of applicants for recruitment to Central Armed Police Forces, National Investigation Agency, Special Service Force and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles (AR). The petitioners contended that the selection process, notified in Ext. P1 on 21 July 2018, ought to be conducted on the basis of a Computer Based Examination (CBE) followed by Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Detailed Medical Examination (DME), with results to be declared according to CBE performance and the PST/PET/DME being of qualifying nature. The CBE was conducted in multiple shifts on different dates between 11 Feb 2019 and 11 Mar 2019, with Ext. P2 (and Corrigendum Ext. P3) introducing score normalization across shifts to address varying difficulty levels. Petitioners argued that normalization post-notification violated recruitment rules and the cut-off regime in Ext. P1, citing Atul Kumar Dwivedi and others v. State of U.P. and others. Respondents maintained that normalization was a statistical tool to ensure fairness, applied uniformly, and within SSC’s powers; it was not mala fide. The Court, while distinguishing Allahabad High Court rulings, relied on Sanjay Singh and Siraj K.H and held that normalization is permissible and not susceptible to judicial review in these facts. Consequently, the petitions were dismissed, though it was noted that any lowered cut-offs would apply uniformly to all candidates, and petitioners meeting the normalized thresholds would proceed to subsequent stages.
Submissions & Arguments
Contentions of Appellants / Petitioners
The petitioners contend that the notification Ext. P1 fixed cut-offs and that the normalization of scores, introduced after the examination dates and via Ext. P2/Ext. P3, altered the basis of shortlisting. They argue that normalization cannot be applied to an ongoing selection and that the procedures undermine the principle of transparency, fairness, and the original criteria, citing Atul Kumar Dwivedi and others v. State of U.P. and others. They further submit that candidates with higher raw marks should not be disadvantaged by a post-notification normalization; impleading shortlisted candidates would have been necessary to challenge the selection on this ground.
Contentions of Respondents
The respondents defend normalization as a legitimate statistical tool to equalize results from examinations conducted in multiple shifts with varying levels of difficulty, ensuring fairness and non-discrimination. They emphasize that the normalization process was notified (Ext. P2) and corrigendum issued (Ext. P3) well before the next steps, that it did not change the minimum cut-off criteria in Ext. P1, and that the approach is within the SSC’s powers. Citing Siraj K.H and Sanjay Singh, they argue that SSC is entitled to prescribe benchmarks and to normalize marks to identify the best candidates, and that judicial review is limited where mala fides are not shown.
Cited Precedents (5)
| Case Name | Citation | Treatment | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atul Kumar Dwivedi v. State of U.P. and others | 2019 (10) ADJ 214 | Distinguished | The Court distinguishes this Allahabad High Court decision, noting it involved a Recruitment Rule violation by a Public Service Commission and is not applicable to the SSC normalization in multi-shift exams. |
| Sanjay Singh and others v. U.P. Public Commission, Allahabad and others | AIR 2007 SC 950 | Positive | Cited for the permissibility of scaling/normalization of marks to achieve fairness when exams are conducted on different days/different shifts. |
| Keshav Mohan v. University of Kerala | 2009 (4) KLT 573 | Mentioned Only | Cited by petitioners among authorities but the Court does not rely on it as controlling due to its context. |
| Rakesh Kumar and Others v. Union of India | 2017 (6) SLR 781 | Mentioned Only | Cited as part of the discussion; the Court does not primarily rely on it to decide the matter. |
| Siraj K.H v. High Court of Kerala | (2006) 6 SCC 395 | Positive | Used to support the Court’s view that benchmarking and parameters for selection can be prescribed by authorities to achieve best candidates. |
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
## **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN**
**FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 7TH PHALGUNA, 1942**
## **WP(C).No.21382 OF 2019(W)**
## **PETITIONER:**
|**1**|**ARUN V.P.,**|
|---|---|
||**AGED 23 YEARS**|
||**ROLL NO.9204001217, GENERAL CATEGORY, OBC,**|
||**S/O.PUSHPAN V., VELIYIL VEEDU POONTHOPPU WARD,**|
||**AVALOOKUNNU P.O., ALAPPUZHA - 688 006.**|
|**2**|**DHANESH,**|
||**AGED 25 YEARS**|
||**ROLL NO.92060089357, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.NANU**|
||**A.P., ANAKKUZHIYULLA PARABATH (HO),**|
||**NIDUMPARABA (P.O.), KOZHIKODE - 673 506.**|
|**3**|**JAYAKRISHNAN J.S.,**|
||**AGED 24 YEARS**|
||**ROLL NO.9204006043, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.SUKU**|
||**T.K., JAYAKRISHNA BHAVAN ERAVIPEROOR, P.O.NELLAVU,**|
||**THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 542.**|
|**4**|**PRASANTH T.P.,**|
||**AGED 22 YEARS**|
||**ROLL NO.9204401958, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC,**|
||**S/O.PRASAD T.G., PRAVEEN BHAVANAM, PUTHETHAMANNIL,**|
||**ARANMULA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 533.**|
|**5**|**MANEESH M.T.,**|
||**AGED 25 YEARS**|
||**ROLL NO.9206001022, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC,**|
||**S/O.SIVADASAN, MAVULLATHARA (HO), AKKAL (PO),**|
||**KAVILUMPARA (VIA), KOZHIKODE - 673 513.**|
|**6**|**AMAL RAJ K.,**|
||**AGED 23 YEARS**|
||**ROLL NO.9206009389, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC,**|
||**S/O.RAGHAVAN, KAMBRATH (HO), ERAVATTOOR (PO),**|
||**PERAMBRA (VI), KOZHIKODE - 673 525.**|
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**7 VISHNU P., AGED 21 YEARS ROLL NO.9211012211, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.PRATHAPAN P.V., VISHNU BHAVANAM, MAMMOODU P.O., MAMMOODU, PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 513.**
**8 ASWIN S., AGED 23 YEARS ROLL NO.9206012045, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.SURESH BABU V.M., ADDRESS NAMO AS CHAKKIYATH MUKKU TEMPLE GATE P.O., THALASSERY, KANNUR - 670 102.**
**9 SARIN P.P., AGED 25 YEARS ROLL NO.9206016400, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.SURENDRAN P.O., GOVIND (H), PALAYODE, KEEZHALLUR (P.O.), ANJARAKANDY (VAI), KANNUR - 670 612.**
**10 SUNEESH A.K., AGED 26 YEARS ROLL NO.9206016749, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.SURENDRAN, AMMACHIKANDY (HO), URATH, KUTTIADY (P.O.), KOZHIKODE - 673 508.**
**11 ADWAIDH V., AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NO.9206013170, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.RAJEEVAN P., RAJEEVAM, MUZHAPPILANGAD, MUZHAPPILANGAD P.O., KANNUR - 670 662.**
**12 KOCHUMON P., AGED 26 YEARS ROLL NO.9211010892, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.KRISHNANKUTTY P.N., PARAYIL HOUSE, PUTHUPPALLY P.O., KOTTAYAM - 686 011.**
**13 REMIN K.T., AGED 26 YEARS ROLL NO.9206012672, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.RAJAN K., KARYATTUTHARA (HO), VATAYAM (PO), KAKKATTIL (VIA), KOZHIKODE - 673 507.**
**14 RAHUL KRISHNA, AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NO.9211--2-28, GENERAL CATEGORY UR, S/O.RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR K.P., KRISHNA NIVAS, KUNNATHUKARA ARANMULA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 533.**
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- **15 ABHIN V.P., AGED 21 YEARS ROLL NO.9206015262, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.BHASKARAN, KARUVAN KANDY (HO), KADIYANGAD (PO), PERAMBRA (VIA), KOZHIKODE - 673 525.**
**16 AFSAL I., AGED 24 YEARS ROLL NO.9211007262, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.IBRAHIM KUTTY, KURIYAN PARAMBIL, KIZHAKKATTIL NORTH, MYNAGAPPALLY P.O., MYNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM - 690 519.**
- **17 AKHIL G., AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NO.9211013130, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.GANGADHARAN R., KINDANGIL HOUSE, V.KOTTAYAM P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 656.**
**18 SAYANDH K.C., AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NO.9206004577, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.CHANDRAN K.R., VANAJALAYAM HOUSE, MUZHAPPILANGAD, MUZHAPPILANGAD P.O., KANNUR - 670 662.**
**19 ARUN BABU, AGED 23 YEARS ROLL NO.9211003824, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.BABU, KUNNUMPUARTHUVEEDU, ESMCOLONY KULATHUPUZHA (PO), KULATHUPUZHA (VIA), KOLLAM, PIN - 691 310.**
**20 MANULAL C.P., AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NO.9206016968, GENERAL CATEGORY, S/O.SHIVAN, CHOOLAPRAMBATH KOTTAKAL (PO), IRINGAL, KOZHIKODE - 673 521.**
**21 JIJINKUMAR M.T., AGED 26 YEARS ROLL NO.9206005017, GENERAL CATEGORY, S/O.KUNHIKANNAN E., EDAMEN HOUSE, MANIYAT (PO), KASARAGOD (DT), PIN - 671 310.**
**22 NISHA P.K., AGED 25 YEARS ROLL NO.9206023834, GENERAL CATEGORY, S/O.VINODAN, MAVULLATHARA, AKKAL P.O., KAVILUMPARA, KOZHIKODE - 673 513.**
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- **23 ASWANTH K.R., AGED 25 YEARS ROLL NO.9206003536, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.RAJAN, KARIMBALAN KOLLY (H), MATTANODE (PO), KOORACHUNDU (VIA), KOZHIKODE - 673 527.**
- **24 SRISHIL P.P., AGED 22 YEARS**
- **ROLL NO.9206007697, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.DINESHAN P.P., PUTHEN PURAYIL,P.O.MUNDALUR, KANNUR - 670 622.**
- **25 MIDHUN M., AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NO.2106005723, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.MADHUSOODHANAN P., PALLIPPURAM HOUSE, BERIKKULAM P.O., PARAPPA VIA., KASARAGOD - 671 533.**
- **26 PRAGIJODH A., AGED 24 YEARS**
**ROLL NO.9206004868, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.PRASADAN A., ARATHIL HOUSE, MUZHAPPILANGAD P.O., KANNUR - 670 662.**
- **27 BINTU P.VARGHESE, AGED 23 YEARS**
**ROLL NO.9211009798, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.VARGHESE P.V., PALAPPARAMBIL HOUSE, POOMKAVU, PATHIRAPPALLY P.O., ALAPPUZHA- 688 521.**
- **28 ARJUN A.V., AGED 24 YEARS**
**ROLL NO.9206005149, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.SASI A.V., ELLUVEETTIL KOTHAMANGALAM, KOYILANDY (P.O.), KOZHIKODE - 673 305.**
- **29 SHABITH K.K., AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NUMBER 9206014514, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.BHASKARAN K., KOROTH HOUSE, KAVUMBHAGAM (PO), THALASSERY - 670 649.**
**30 SHAHAS AHAMMED, AGED 26 YEARS ROLL NO.9206017157, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.KUNHAMMED T., PARAYARATH (HO), PALERI TOWN (PO),KUTTIYADI (VIA), KOZHIKODE - 673 508.**
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- **31 NIKHIL D.A., AGED 21 YEARS ROLL NO.9008000459, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.DAMODARAN, BABURAYA NILAYA, ARAMANGANAM P.O., KALANAD, KASARAGOD - 671 317.**
- **32 MIDHUNRAJ K.K., AGED 25 YEARS**
**ROLL NO.9206016375, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.RAJU M.P., KUNNATH KUNIYIL (HO), KALLODE (VIA), PERAMBRA (PO), KOZHIKODE -673 525.**
- **33 ARUN KUMAR A., AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NO.9211004138, GENERAL CATEGORY, S/O.ANIL KUMAR C., KIZHAKKE KOTTARATHIL, GRAMAM ENNAKADU P.O., ALAPPUZHA - 689 624.**
- **34 SARATH A.C., AGED 25 YEARS ROLL NO.9206017368, OBC, S/O.RAJEENDRAN, AYYAPPANCHALIL, MATTANODE POST, KOORACHUNDU, KOZHIKODE - 673 527.**
- **35 AKHIL P.K., AGED 23 YEARS ROLL NO.9206012277, GENERAL CATEGORY UR, S/O.PADMANABHAN, PULIYATH HOUSE, PALERI TOWN POST, KUTTIADY VIA., KOZHIKODE - 673 508.**
**36 MANU P., AGED 23 YEARS ROLL NO.9211004828, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.PRASAD, KARIMBALIL, THEKKATHIL, PADA SOUTH, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM - 690 518.**
**37 SUDHEESH V.C., AGED 26 YEARS ROLL NO.9206016119, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.CHANDRAN, VENGORA HOUSE, PARIKKALAM POST, PARIKKALAM, KANNUR - 670 705.**
**38 SUDARSAN K.V., AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NO.9206003652, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.SUKUMARAN K.V., MANIKOTH HOUSE, VELLIYAMPARAMBA, MATTANNUR COLLEGE P.O., KANNUR - 670 702.**
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**39 NITHIN VIJAYAN, AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NUMBER 9211004066, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.VIJAYAN, VANALLOOR PADITTATHIL VARAVILA (PO), VAVVAKKAVU, KOLLAM - 690 528.**
- **40 SUMESH MOHAN, AGED 26 YEARS**
**ROLL NO.9206001794, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.MOHANAN, VADAKKINI (HO), PARIKKALAM (PO), THERMALA, KANNUR - 670 705.**
**41 RAHUL N., AGED 24 YEARS ROLL NO.9206015882, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.RAMESHAN T., NAMATH HOUSE, KAVUMBHAGAM (PO), THALASSERY, KANNUR - 670 649.**
- **42 SUJEEV S., AGED 26 YEARS ROLL NO.9211003902, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.SUDHAKARAN, SUJEEV BHAVANAM, KIDAPURAM MUNDROTHURUTHU, KOLLAM - 690 538.**
**43 RABILESH P., AGED 26 YEARS ROLL NO.9206024911, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.BALAN, POOLATHARA (HO), VATAYAM (PO), KAKKATTIL (VI), KOZHIKODE - 673 507.**
**44 AJAY JOSHY, AGED 19 YEARS ROLL NO.9206014924, GENERAL CATEGORY, S/O.JOSHI, VATTAKKUNNEL (H), KUSHAVANVAYAL (PO), TAIKKUNDAM, KANNUR - 670 593.**
**45 ARJUN G.ASOK, AGED 24 YEARS ROLL NO.9206001988, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.ASOKAN, KOLLAKANDI (H), EDACHERI (PO), VADAKA KOZHIKODE - 673 502.**
**46 ABINLAL M.K., AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NO.9206005179, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.SURENDRAN, MEETHALE KANDIYIL (HO), EDACHERY NORTH (PO), VADAKARA KOZHIKODE - 673 502.**
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- **47 ASWANTH P.K., AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NO.9206012405, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.KUNHIKELAPPAN, THAZHE POOVANKUNNUMAL (HO), CHERUVANNUR (PO), MEPPAYUR (VI), KOZHIKODE - 673 524.**
- **48 SRUTHEESH K.C., AGED 25 YEARS ROLL NO.9206015836, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.DEVADASAN K.C., KARUMBECHALIL (H), PAYAMBRA (PO), KUNNAMANGALAM (VI), KOZIKODE - 673 571.**
- **49 NAKULNATH A.G., AGED 23 YEARS ROLL NO.9206001546, GENERAL CATEGORY GENERAL, S/O.GOPINATHAN NAIR P., ADIYODI VEEDU, BIRIKULAM KINANOOR P.O., PARAPPA VIA., KASARAGOD - 671 533.**
- **50 DEEPESH K.P., AGED 25 YEARS ROLL NO.9206012363 OBC, S/O.DASAN K.P., KOOMBATTA PARAMBATH (H), PUDUPPANAM (PO), VATAKARA, KOZHIKODE - 673 105.**
- **51 MOHAMMED YASIN A.C., AGED 25 YEARS ROLL NO.9204009991, GENERAL CATEGORY ST, S/O.CHERIYAKOYA K.C., AYCHE CHETTA HOUSE, KADMATH ISLAND, U T OF LAKSHADWEED.**
**52 JISHNU E.V., AGED 22 YEARS ROLL NO.9206004579, GENERAL CATEGORY UR, S/O.NARAYANAN KUTTY T.P., EZHIL VEEDU (H), ALATHATTU KOOVERI (PO), KANNUR - 670 581.**
**53 AKSHAYKUMAR P.P., AGED 23 YEARS ROLL NO.9206002358, GENERAL CATEGORY OBC, S/O.SREEDHARAN P.O., MUNGATH (HOUSE), BENGALAM (PO), NILESWARA (VIA), KASARGOD - 671 314.**
**54 SREERAG M.P., AGED 21 YEARS ROLL NO.9206024098, GENERAL CATEGORY SC, S/O.PRADEEPAN M.P., MANNATHIPARAMBIL HO, THALAKULATHUR PO, KOZHIKODE - 673 317.**
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- **55 SABAHA THANSEEHA E.K., AGED 19 YEARS**
**ROLL NO.9206019381, NAXAL AFFECTED AREA CATEGORY OBC, S/O.ABOOBACKER, EK HOUSE, KADALUNDI, NAGARAM KADALUNDI NAGARAM, MALAPPURAM - 673 314.**
- **56 MUHAMMED RAMSHID P.P., AGED 23 YEARS**
**ROLL NO.9206010472, NAXAL AFFECTED AREA CATEGORY OBC, S/O.ABDUL SALAM P.P., KANCHIRAKKAVIL (H), AKKODE (PO), VAZAHAKKAD - 673 640.**
- **57 AKILESH K., AGED 23 YEARS**
- **ROLL NO.9211012149, CATEGORY OBC, S/O.KARTHIKEYAN, RESIDING AT VALLATTOOR, KIZHAKKATHIL, THODIYOOR, NORTH P.O., KARUNGAPPALLY, KOLLAM - 690 523.**
- **58 SREERAJ B.S., AGED 21 YEARS**
- **ROLL NO.9206004856, CATEGORY OBC, S/O.BABURAJAN T.K., RESIDING AT PADMINIVAS, PAVANGAD P.O., PUTHIYANGADI, KOZIKODE - 673 021.**
- **59 AMBURAJ S., AGED 20 YEARS**
**ROLL NO.9211007076, CATEGORY OBC, S/O.SIVARAJAN, RESIDING AT VALIYAVEETIL, EDAKULANGARA P.O., KARUNGAPPALLY, KOLLAM - 690 518.**
**BY ADVS. SRI.NAVOD PRASANNAN PATTALI SRI.K.V.KRISHNAKUMAR**
## **RESPONDENTS:-**
- **1 UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCE AND PENSION, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONAL AND TRAINING, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI.**
- **2 STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, BLOCK NO.12, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 003.**
- **3 REGIONAL DIRECTOR (KKR), STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, 1ST FLOOR, E WING, KENDRIYA SADAN, KORAMANGLA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 034.**
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**R1 BY ADV. SHRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR, ASG OF INDIA R1-3 BY SMT.MINI GOPINATH, CGC**
## **OTHER PRESENT:**
**CGC MINI GOPINATH, SUDHINKUMAR ASGI P.VIJAYAKUMAR**
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 1801-2021,ALONG WITH WP(C).21919/2019(L), WP(C).24764/2019(U), WP(C).25591/2019(Y), WP(C).26566/2019(U), WP(C).26856/2019(F), WP(C).27532/2019(N), THE COURT ON 26-02-2021 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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**IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
**THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN**
**FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 7TH PHALGUNA, 1942**
## **WP(C).No.21919 OF 2019(L)**
## **PETITIONER:**
**ATHIRA SUNILKUMAR AGED 21 YEARS D/O.SUNILKUMAR, VILAYIL HOUSE, ERATTAYAR P.O., ERATTAYAR, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA STATE-685 514. BY ADV. SRI.A.AHZAR**
## **RESPONDENTS:**
|**1**|**UNION OF INDIA**|
|---|---|
||**REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF**|
||**PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSION,**|
||**DEPARTMENT OF PERSONAL AND TRAINING, NORTH BLOCK,**|
||**NEW DELHI.**|
|**2**|**STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION,**|
||**REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, BLOCK NO.12, CGO**|
||**COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI-110 003.**|
|**3**|**REGIONAL DIRECTOR (KKR),**|
||**STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, 1ST FLOOR, E WING,**|
||**KENDRIYA SADAN, KODAMANGLA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-**|
||**560 034.**|
**R1-3 BY SRI.HARIDAS P.NAIR, CGC**
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 1801-2021, ALONG WITH WP(C).21382/2019(W), WP(C).24764/2019(U), WP(C).25591/2019(Y), WP(C).26566/2019(U), WP(C).26856/2019(F), WP(C).27532/2019(N), THE COURT ON 26-02-2021 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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**IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
**THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN**
**FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 7TH PHALGUNA, 1942**
## **WP(C).No.24764 OF 2019(U)**
## **PETITIONER:**
**SRI.MUHAMMED ASLAM K., AGED 23 YEARS S/O.MOIDEEN KOYA, RESIDING AT K.P.M.MANZIL, AREEKKAD, NALLALAM P.O., KOZHIKODE, PIN CODE673027.**
**BY ADVS. SRI.NAVOD PRASANNAN PATTALI SRI.K.V.KRISHNAKUMAR**
## **RESPONDENTS:-**
|**1**|**UNION OF INDIA,**|
|---|---|
||**REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF**|
||**PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCE AND PENSION DEPARTMENT**|
||**OF PERSONAL AND TRAINING NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI.**|
|**2**|**STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION,**|
||**REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, BLOCK NO.12, CGO**|
||**COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI- 110003.**|
|**3**|**REGIONAL DIRECTOR (KKR),**|
||**STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, 1ST FLOOR, E WING,**|
||**KENDRIYA SADAN, KORAMANGLA, BENGALURU,**|
||**KARNATAKA- 560034.**|
**R1-3 BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR**
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 1801-2021, ALONG WITH WP(C).21382/2019(W), WP(C).21919/2019(L), WP(C).25591/2019(Y), WP(C).26566/2019(U), WP(C).26856/2019(F), WP(C).27532/2019(N), THE COURT ON 26-02-2021 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
## **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN**
**FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 7TH PHALGUNA, 1942**
## **WP(C).No.25591 OF 2019(Y)**
## **PETITIONERS:-**
|**1**||**VAISAKH N.P.**|
|---|---|---|
|||**AGED 22 YEARS**|
|||**S/O. RAMACHANDRAN, NELLIYULLAPARAMBIL HOUSE,**|
|||**KADIYANGAD P. O., PERAMBRA (VIA), KOZHIKODE, PIN**|
|||**CODE - 673525.**|
|**2**||**VISHNU BHASKARAN M. B.**|
|||**AGED 22 YEARS**|
|||**S/O. BHASKARAN, KOROTHMEETHAL HOUSE, CHANGAROTH P.**|
|||**O., PERUVANAMUZHI (VIA), KOZHIKODE,**|
|||**PIN CODE - 673528.**|
|||**BY ADVS.**|
|||**SRI.NAVOD PRASANNAN PATTALI**|
|||**SRI.K.V.KRISHNAKUMAR**|
|**RESPONDENTS**<br>**:**|||
|**1**||**UNION OF INDIA**|
|||**REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF**|
|||**PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCE AND PENSION,**|
|||**DEPARTMENT OF PERSONAL AND TRAINING,**|
|||**NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110001.**|
|**2**||**STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION**|
|||**REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, BLOCK NO.12,**|
|||**CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110003.**|
|**3**||**REGIONAL DIRECTOR (KKR)**|
|||**STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, 1ST FLOOR, 'E' WING,**|
|||**KENDRIYA SADAN, KORAMANGLA, BENGALURU,**|
|||**KARNATAKA - 560034.**|
|||**R1-3 BY ADV. SHRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR, ASG OF INDIA**|
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 1801-2021, ALONG WITH WP(C).21382/2019(W), WP(C).21919/2019(L), WP(C).24764/2019(U), WP(C).26566/2019(U), WP(C).26856/2019(F), WP(C).27532/2019(N), THE COURT ON 26-02-2021 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
## **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN**
**FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 7TH PHALGUNA, 1942**
**WP(C).No.26566 OF 2019(U)**
## **PETITIONERS:**
|**1**|**KAPIL ANAND C.,**|
|---|---|
||**AGED 25 YEARS**|
||**S/O. SIVANANDAN C., RESIDING AT CHEMBRA HOUSE,**|
||**MAKKADA P.O., KAKKODI, KOZHIKODE-673611.**|
|**2**|**ARUN V.,**|
||**AGED 25 YEARS**|
||**S/O. RAJAN V., RESIDING AT VEPPIL HOUSE, MAKKADA**|
||**P.O., KAKKODI, KOZHIKODE-673611.**|
|**3**|**SRI. AKSHAY KUMAR K.V.,**|
||**AGED 25 YEARS**|
||**S/O. SADASIVAN K.V., RESIDING AT KANDACHAMVEETTIL**|
||**HOUSE, MAKKADA P.O., KAKKODI, KOZHIKODE-673611.**|
|**4**|**SRI. JITHIN E.,**|
||**AGED 26 YEARS**|
||**S/O. CHANDRAN E., RESIDING AT EKKILADIMAL HOUSE,**|
||**PADANILAM P.O., KOZHIKODE-673571.**|
|**5**|**SRI. AKSHAYKUMAR S.R.,**|
||**AGED 20 YEARS**|
||**S/O. RAVINDRAN NAIR, RESIDING AT**|
||**PADINHAKKARAMEETHAL HOUSE, EDAKKARA P.O.,**|
||**KOZHIKODE-673616.**|
|**6**|**SRI. PRINCE JOHNSON,**|
||**AGED 24 YEARS**|
||**S/O. JOHNSON, RESIDING AT THONIKKUZHIYIL HOUSE,**|
||**MUTHAPPANPUZHA P.O., KOZHIKODE-673603.**|
|**7**|**SRI. HARIKISHOR O.H.,**|
||**AGED 23 YEARS**|
||**S/O. HARIDASAN, RESIDING AT ONGALORAMMAL HOUSE,**|
||**OMASSERY P.O., KOZHIKODE-673582.**|
||**BY ADV. SRI.NAVOD PRASANNAN PATTALI**|
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## **RESPONDENTS:**
|**1**|**UNION OF INDIA,**|
|---|---|
||**REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF**|
||**PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCE AND PENSION, DEPARTMENT**|
||**OF PERSONAL AND TRAINING, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-**|
||**11001.**|
|**2**|**STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION,**|
||**REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, BLOCK NO.12, CGO**|
||**COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI-110003.**|
|**3**|**REGIONAL DIRECTOR (KKR).**|
||**STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, 1ST FLOOR, E WING,**|
||**KENDRIYA SADAN, KORAMANGLA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA-**|
||**560034.**|
## **R1-3 BY ADV. SHRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR, ASG OF INDIA**
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 1801-2021, ALONG WITH WP(C).21382/2019(W), WP(C).21919/2019(L), WP(C).24764/2019(U), WP(C).25591/2019(Y), WP(C).26856/2019(F), WP(C).27532/2019(N), THE COURT ON 26-02-2021 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
## **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN**
**FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 7TH PHALGUNA, 1942**
**WP(C).No.26856 OF 2019(F)**
## **PETITIONERS:**
|**1**||**SRI. AKSHAY P**|
|---|---|---|
|||**AGED 23 YEARS**|
|||**S/O. BABU P, RESIDING AT PUTHURUMMAL HOUSE,**|
|||**MANNANKARA P.O, CHALANNUR (VIA), KOZHIKODE-673 616.**|
|**2**||**SR. RAHUL E.K.**|
|||**AGED 22 YEARS**|
|||**S/O. SURENDRAN NAIR, RESIDING AT EDAKANDY HOUSE,**|
|||**ELETTIL P.O, KODUVALLY (VIA), KOZHIKODE-673 572**|
|||**BY ADV. SRI.NAVOD PRASANNAN PATTALI**|
|**DENTS**|**:**||
|**1**||**UNION OF INDIA**|
|||**REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF**|
|||**PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCE AND PENSION DEPARTMENT**|
|||**OF PERSONAL AND TRAINING NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI.**|
|**2**||**STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION,**|
|||**REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, BLOCK NO.12, CGO**|
|||**COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI-110 003.**|
|**3**||**REGIONAL DIRECTOR (KKR)**|
|||**STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, 1ST FLOOR, 'E' WING,**|
|||**KENDRIYA SADAN, KORAMANGLA, BENGALURU,**|
|||**KARNATAKA-560 034**|
## **RESPONDENTS:**
**R1-3 BY ADV. SRI.K.SUDHINKUMAR**
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 1801-2021, ALONG WITH WP(C).21382/2019(W), WP(C).21919/2019(L), WP(C).24764/2019(U), WP(C).25591/2019(Y), WP(C).26566/2019(U), WP(C).27532/2019(N), THE COURT ON 26-02-2021 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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**IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
**THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN**
**FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 7TH PHALGUNA, 1942**
**WP(C).No.27532 OF 2019(N)**
## **PETITIONER:**
**DINAPRABHU K.V. AGED 23 YEARS S/O. SADASIVAN K V, RESIDING AT CHEEYAKKARA MEETHAL (H). MAKKADA P.O, KOZHIKODE PIN CODE 673 027**
**BY ADVS. SRI.NAVOD PRASANNAN PATTALI SRI.NAVOD PRASANNAN PATTALI SRI.K.V.KRISHNAKUMAR**
## **RESPONDENTS:**
**1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY , MINISTRY OF PERSONALS AND TRAINING NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI 110 001 2 STATE SELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, BLOCK NO 12, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI 110 003 3 REGIONAL DIRECTOR (KKR) STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION 1ST FLOOR., E WING, KENDRIYA SADAN, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA 560 034**
**R1-3 BY SMT.H.SUBHALEKSHMI, CGC**
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 1801-2021, ALONG WITH WP(C).21382/2019(W), WP(C).21919/2019(L), WP(C).24764/2019(U), WP(C).25591/2019(Y), WP(C).26566/2019(U), WP(C).26856/2019(F), THE COURT ON 26-02-2021 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **JUDGMENT**
**[ WP(C).21382/2019, WP(C).21919/2019, WP(C).24764/2019, WP(C).25591/2019, WP(C).26566/2019, WP(C).26856/2019 & WP(C).27532/2019 ] Dated this the 26[th] day of February 2021**
1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Central Government Counsel appearing for the respondents.
2. The petitioners in these writ petitions are applicants to the post of Constables (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), NIA & SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles (AR), which are notified by Ext.P1 notification dated 21.07.2018. They contend that the selection is liable to be conducted on the basis of a Computer Based Examination as well as Physical Standard Test, Physical Efficiency Test and Detailed Medical Examination. The notification specifies that the results will be declared based on the performance of the candidates in the Computer Based Examination and that the Physical Standard Test, Physical Efficiency Test and Detailed Medical Examination will be of qualifying nature.
3. It is stated that Sub-clause XIII of Clause 11 of Ext.P1 mandates that the cut off marks in the Computer Based Examination for
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eligibility to selection will be 35% for General and ExServiceman and 33% for SC/ST/OBC. It is contended that after the notification was issued in July, 2018 and the Computer Based Examination was notified for 11.02.2019, Ext.P2 general order was issued with regard to normalization of scores of candidates for the examinations which are conducted in multi-shifts to take into account variation in the difficulty levels. It is stated that Ext.P3 corrigendum was also issued stating that the Computer Based Examination pursuant to Ext.P1 will be conducted on different dates between 11.02.2019 and 11.03.2019 and that the normalization of scores as provided in Ext.P2 would apply to the said examinations as well.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they had acquired the cut off marks required as provided in Ext.P1 and that the application of the normalization procedure to a selection which was already ongoing is completely unjustified. Relying on a decision of the Allahabad High Court in **Atul Kumar Dwivedi and others v. State of U.P. and others** [2019 (10) ADJ 214], it is contended that a normalization procedure which is introduced after notification has been issued cannot be applied to an ongoing selection. The decisions of the Apex Court in **Sanjay Singh and others v. U.P. Public Commission,**
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**Allahabad and others** [AIR 2007 SC 950] and of a Division Bench of this Court in **Keshav Mohan v. University of Kerala** [2009 (4) KLT 573] and of the High Court of Delhi in **Rakesh Kumar and Others v. Union of India** [2017 (6) SLR 781] are also relied on.
5. It is submitted that due to the normalization procedure, several persons, who had acquired lesser raw marks than the petitioners, had been included in the short list for the conduct of the further tests and medical examinations, as is evident from the details uploaded on the website of the 2[nd] respondent on 05.07.2019. It is contended that the petitioners, who were qualified on the basis of the raw marks secured by them, have been eliminated from the selection procedure only because of the normalization procedure which had been brought into effect after the selections had commenced and that the entire exercise is vitiated.
6. A counter affidavit has been placed on record on behalf of respondents 1 to 3. It is submitted that since the selection of a large number of candidates is under challenge in the writ petitions, the writ petitions which are filed without impleading any of such candidates even in a representative capacity is not
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maintainable. It is further submitted that 54,953 tentative vacancies were initially advertised and the number of vacancies was subsequently revised to 58,373. It is submitted that a total number of 1739 vacancies were available in the State of Kerala. It is stated that about 52.4 lakh candidates had appeared in the computer based examination and therefore the said examination had to be conducted in multiple shifts from 11.02.2019 to 11.03.2019. The examination was conducted on 18 days in 54 shifts, about 30.41 lakh candidates appeared for the examination. It is stated that since the question papers for the different shifts were different, there was difference in the difficulty levels of the different shifts. Grievances and complaints had been received by the Commission in this regard. To address the issue of unfair competition, the Commission decided to normalize the score of candidates for the examinations conducted in multiple shifts. It is stated that the process of normalization is a statistical and scientific method for moderation or scaling of marks depending upon the difficulty levels of different shifts and Ext.P2 notice was uploaded on the website of the Commission intimating such normalization. A corrigendum was also issued as Ext.P3 well before the start of the computer based examination intimating the normalization and mentioning that the shortlisting of candidates will be done
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on the basis of the normalized marks scored by the candidates. It is stated that the normalization of scores was uniformly applied to all candidates and there was no change in the criteria of selection or the minimum cut off marks prescribed. Accordingly, the results were declared on 20.06.2019 and 5,34,052 candidates were shortlisted for the PET/PST. Therefore, only candidates in the ratio of 10 times the number of vacancies subject to the condition of having scored minimum of 35% / 33% marks in the computer based examinations had been shortlisted for the PET/PST. Subsequently, it was noticed that the final answer keys of 13 questions was wrong and the result of the computer based examination was amended and revised result was declared on 12.09.2019.
7. In the revised result, 5,35,169 candidates were declared qualified for the next stage. For the State of Kerala 2088 female candidates were shortlisted against 215 vacancies and 12,380 male candidates were shortlisted against 1524 vacancies. It is stated that the petitioners would be eligible for inclusion in the shortlist only on the basis of the normalised scores obtained by them in the computer based examinations. It is contended that the petitioners, who do not have a case that they fall within the 10 times number of vacancies on account of their performance
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in the computer based examination, would have absolutely no claim for inclusion in the shortlist and the contentions raised are absolutely without merits.
8. The learned Assistant Solicitor General of India places reliance on a decision of the Apex Court in **Siraj K.H v. High Court of Kerala** [2006 (6) SCC 395] to contend that it is open to the authority conducting the selection to prescribe benchmarks for a written test or oral test in order to achieve the purpose of getting the best available candidates. It is further submitted that the appropriate method for bringing about uniformity in evaluation is a matter, which is completely within the competence of the Staff Selection Commission and the method adopted by the selection board is not subject to judicial review, unless mala fides are pleaded and established. It is contended that shortlisting of candidates was absolutely essential in a selection of this nature which involved large number of candidates and that the process of normalization or scaling of marks is a permissible procedure which ensures fairness and non discrimination in the matter of selection.
9. Relying on the decisions cited by the petitioners themselves, the learned ASGI would contend that the Apex Court in **Sanjay**
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**Singh** (supra) has also clearly held that scaling of marks is a permissible procedure in a selection where examinations are conducted on different days in different shifts and with different question papers.
10. I have considered the contentions advanced on either side at considerable length. The contention of the petitioners is that the normalization of marks which does not find a place in the notification published by the Staff Selection Commission cannot be put into operation for the ongoing selection.
11. Having considered the contentions advanced in the counter affidavit, I find that the selection was a nation wide procedure in which more than 30 lakh candidates participated in the computer based examinations. It is stated that the examination was conducted on 18 days in 54 shifts. Since it was found that there were discrepancies in the level of difficulty of the papers in the different shifts, the Staff Selection Commission found it necessary to adopt a normalization procedure. Such procedure was duly notified and a corrigendum was also issued to the selection notice. In the absence of any allegations of mala fides, I am of the clear opinion that the modalities for conduct of the selection and for the assessment of candidates are matters
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which are well within the powers of the Staff Selection Commission and a normalization procedure would not normally be open to judicial review. The reliance placed by the petitioners on the decisions of the Allahabad High Court are completely misconceived, in view of the fact that the said case involved a case where specific criteria and cut off marks prescribed by the Recruitment Rule itself, which had been violated by the Public Service Commission while conducting the selection.
12. The decision of the Apex Court in **Sanjay Singh and others** (supra) also considers the issue of scaling of marks of persons who secured very high marks and the equalization of marks of those who secured lower marks. That is not the issue in these writ petitions. What is raised in these writ petitions is the legality of a normalization of marks which is made applicable to all the participants in the computer based examinations by applying a uniform formula. I am of the opinion that the issue with regard to a normalization which has been applied to the entire selection procedure cannot be successfully called into question by the petitioners, especially without impleading any of the shortlisted candidates in the writ petitions. The formula or the method by which the normalization has been carried out by the Staff Selection Commission, according to me, does not
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require an examination at the hands of this Court in the facts and circumstances of the instant case.
13. In the result, the prayers sought for cannot be granted. The writ petitions fail and the same are accordingly dismissed. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the cut off marks have been lowered after final hearing of this writ petition. Needless to say, the lowering of cut off marks, if any, shall apply across the board. In view of the participation of the petitioners in the further selection on the basis of interim orders of this Court, such of the petitioners who have secured the marks required for inclusion in the shortlist shall be eligible for being considered for selection.
## **ANU SIVARAMAN, JUDGE**
sj
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## **APPENDIX OF WP(C) 21382/2019**
## **PETITIONER'SS EXHIBITS:**
**EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 21/07/2018 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE IMPORTANT NOTICE DATED 07/02/2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE CORRIGENDUM DATED 08/02/2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 20/06/2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE IMPORTANT NOTICE DATED 10/07/2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPIES OF THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED NIL FILED BY SOME OF THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY EMAIL DATED 27/07/2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 13TH PETITIONER.**
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## **APPENDIX OF WP(C) 21919/2019**
## **PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:**
**EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 21.07.2018 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT INVITING APPLICATION FOR CONSTABLE(GD) IN CAPFS, NIA, SSF AND RIFLEMAN(GD) IN ASSAM RIFLES (AR) EXAMINATION, 2018.**
**EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER.**
**EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 07.02.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE CORRIGENDUM DATED 08.02.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE MARK DETAILS OF THE PETITIONER.**
**EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.**
**EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT ON 19.07.2019.**
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## **APPENDIX OF WP(C) 24764/2019**
**PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:**
**EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 21.07.2018 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE IMPORTANT NOTICE DATED 07.02.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE CORRIGENDUM DATED 08.02.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 20.06.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE MARKSHEET DATED NIL OF THE PETITIONER.**
**EXHIBIT P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 09.07.2019 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT.**
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## **APPENDIX OF WP(C) 25591/2019**
**PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:**
**EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 21.07.2018 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE IMPORTANT NOTICE DATED 07.02.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE CORRIGENDUM DATED 08.02.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 20.06.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE MARK SHEET DATED NIL OF THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE MARK SHEET DATED NIL OF THE 2ND PETITIONER.**
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## **APPENDIX OF WP(C) 26566/2019**
## **PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:**
**EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 21/07/2018 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE IMPORTANT NOTICE DATED 07/02/2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P3 RUE COPY OF THE CORRIGENDUM DATED 08/02/2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 20/06/2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P5A A TRUE COPY OF THE MARKSHEET DATED NIL OF THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5B A TRUE COPY OF THE MARKSHEET DATED NIL OF THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5C A TRUE COPY OF THE MARKSHEET DATED NIL OF THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5D A TRUE COPY OF THE MARKSHEET DATED NIL OF THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5E A TRUE COPY OF THE MARKSHEET DATED NIL OF THE 5TH PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5F A TRUE COPY OF THE MARKSHEET DATED NIL OF THE 6TH PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5G A TRUE COPY OF THE MARKSHEET DATED NIL OF THE 7TH PETITIONER.**
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## **APPENDIX OF WP(C) 26856/2019**
**PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:**
**EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 21.07.2018 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE IMPORTANT NOTICE DATED 07.02.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE CORRIGENDUM DATED 08.02.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 20.06.2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P5A A TRUE COPY OF THE MARKSHEET DATED NIL OF THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5B A TRUE COPY OF THE MARKSHEET DATED NIL OF THE 2ND PETITIONER.**
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## **APPENDIX OF WP(C) 27532/2019**
## **PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:**
**EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 21-07-2018 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE IMPORTANT NOTICE DATED 07-02-2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 RUE COPY OF THE CORRIGENDUM DATED 08-022019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 2006-2019 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE MARKSHEET DATED NIL OF THE PETITIONER.**
TRUE COPY
PS TO JUDGE