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Allahabad High Court Stays UPPSC APO Mains Result 2026 Amid Reservation Dispute
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News18•29-09-2026, 13:17
Allahabad High Court Stays UPPSC APO Mains Result 2026 Amid Reservation Dispute
- •The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) not to declare the result of the APO Main Examination until its decision is announced.
- •The court reserved its judgment after hearing arguments regarding meritorious reserved category (MRC) candidates from the OBC category.
- •Petitioners allege that OBC-MRC candidates, scoring higher than the unreserved (UR) cut-off, were not included in the general category.
- •The case, Pankaj Verma and two others versus the State of Uttar Pradesh, challenges the UPPSC's office memorandum and the APO Preliminary Examination-2025 result.
- •Petitioners demand the inclusion of meritorious OBC-MRC candidates in the UR category and a revised preliminary exam result, potentially affecting the main examination and further recruitment.
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The Allahabad High Court directed the UPPSC not to declare the APO Main Examination result because it reserved its judgment on a petition regarding meritorious reserved category OBC candidates who scored higher than the unreserved cut-off but were allegedly excluded from the general category.
The case is registered as Writ-A No. 9155/2026 under the title Pankaj Verma and two others versus the State of Uttar Pradesh and others, which was heard by a single bench of Justice Manish Kumar Nigam.
The petitioners challenged the UPPSC office memorandum issued on January 9, 2020, and the preliminary examination result of the APO recruitment declared on April 30, 2026, demanding a revised preliminary result and recruitment process.
