The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Centre and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on a plea filed by UPSC aspirants urging the court to postpone the upcoming civil services exam.
The plea has been filed by the students to stop the conduct of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination on October 4. The petitioners have stated that exams should be postponed until the flood/incessant rains i9n certain states go away, and the COVID-19 curve flattens.
In view of the rising cases of COVID-19 pandemic and floods, the apex court has sought a response from the Centre and the UPSC on the postponement of civil services 2020 examinations.
The plea submitted that the decision of the UPSC to conduct the exam in accordance with the Revised Calendar, violates the rights of the petitioners and those similarly situated, under Article 19 (1) (g)…