Overview

• The Delhi High Court issued notice on a public interest litigation contesting the SSC’s September advisory that forbids discussion, analysis or circulation of question papers after exams.
• Chief Justice D. K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela pressed the Commission on the breadth of the restriction, calling it a gag order and asking how discussing a paper could be prohibited.
• Petitioner Vikas Kumar Mishra argues the ban violates free speech and exceeds the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which he says does not cover routine post‑exam discussion.
• The SSC notice warned candidates, content creators and platforms of action under the 2024 law, which provides cognisable, non‑bailable offences and penalties including up to five years’ imprisonment and heavy fines.
• The bench sought responses from the Union and the SSC within three days, with the matter listed for a subsequent hearing later this year.