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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL on Public Exam Vulnerabilities
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News18•19-10-2026, 16:15
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL on Public Exam Vulnerabilities
- •The Supreme Court rejected a PIL seeking an independent expert committee to evaluate digital vulnerabilities in public exams.
- •A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted that the Centre has already formed a High-Powered Task Force for this issue.
- •The court pointed out that the petitioner failed to appear before the existing Task Force to present suggestions.
- •The dismissed petition also sought evaluation of a proposed permanent secure digital examination infrastructure hybrid model to prevent paper leaks.
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The Supreme Court dismissed the public interest litigation because a High-Powered Task Force had already been constituted by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions to look into the matter, and the competent authority had already taken cognizance of the issue.
The PIL requesting an independent multi-disciplinary expert committee to evaluate systemic and digital vulnerabilities in public examinations was filed by Deen Dayal Saini.
The petitioner sought directions for a committee to examine a proposed permanent secure digital examination infrastructure hybrid hub-and-spoke model, designed to be a centralized and fortified framework to eliminate exam malpractices and paper leaks.
