Overview
- A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and A.S. Chandurkar recorded satisfaction with UPSC’s new framework and disposed of the pending petitions.
- Petitioners were given liberty to seek retrospective relief before their jurisdictional High Courts, which the Supreme Court asked to decide expeditiously.
- Under the procedure, each objection must cite at least three authoritative sources, with the Commission determining what qualifies as authoritative.
- Provisional keys and objections will be examined by subject experts whose finalised answers will govern prelims results, while final keys will be released after the full exam cycle.
- The Court acknowledged amicus curiae Jaideep Gupta and advocate Pranjal Kishore for proposals that influenced UPSC’s reversal from its earlier May stance opposing early disclosure.