Overview

• Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao set aside the final marks released on March 10, 2025 and the general ranking list issued on March 30, 2025.
• TGPSC must manually re-evaluate all Group-I Mains answer scripts using the moderation method laid down in Sanjay Singh v. UPSC or reconduct the Mains for candidates who cleared prelims.
• The bench warned it would cancel the entire Mains if its directions are not followed, and fresh results must be used to fill the 563 notified posts.
• Most reports state the re-evaluation or re-examination must be completed within eight months, while at least one outlet reported an eight-week timeline.
• Petitions cited non-Telugu evaluators and other procedural lapses, and the verdict triggered demands from BRS and BJP for probes and immediate implementation.