The Union Public Service Commission on Monday told the Supreme Court that it would be impossible to postpone the civil services preliminary exam scheduled for October 4, Live Law reported. The petitioners have urged the court to defer the civil services exam for two to three months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A three-judge bench comprising of Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari directed the UPSC, which is the central recruiting agency for appointments and exams for civil services, to file an affidavit by Tuesday. The court will hear the matter next on Wednesday.
Advocate Naresh Kaushik, representing the UPSC, told the court that it would be impossible to agree with the petitioners’ demand as postponing the exams would hurt the recruitment process, adding that the matter has been considered already. The exam was earlier scheduled for May 31, but…