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Petitioner No.2 wrongly bubbled paper code in OMR sheet of Paper-II examination. Petitioner No.3 did not bubble one digit in hall ticket number in OMR sheet of Paper-II 3 JAK, J examination. Petitioners approached respondent No.3 and requested to condone the mistake and consider their candidature by evaluating OMR sheets. Respondent No.3 informed petitioners that their OMR sheets would not be evaluated. Final key was published on 17.11.2017. It is the case of petitioners that if their candidature was considered by evaluating OMR sheets, they had fair chance of securing employment.

4 JAK, J 3.2 It is the case of petitioners that instead of extending the benefit of orders of this Court in W.P.No.26845 of 2017 and batch, respondent No.3 rejected the representation of the petitioners. It is averred that rejection of their cases by respondent No.3 amounts to disobeying the orders of this Court. Hence, this writ petition.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioners submitted that pursuant to the Notification issued by respondent No.3, petitioners applied to the post of Physical Education Teacher and appeared for examinations. It is further submitted that petitioners have invested lot of time and put in hard work and have prepared diligently. It is also submitted that petitioners made mistake by not bubbling OMR sheets properly. It is stated that such errors can be corrected by respondent No.3 in view of the orders of this Court in W.P.No.26845 of 2017 and batch, dated 30.11.2017.

5. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.3 TSPSC submitted that pursuant to the notification, petitioners have appeared in the examination and have committed errors while bubbling. It is further submitted that petitioner No.1 did not bubble one digit in hall ticket number in OMR sheet of Paper-I (General Studies and General Abilities), petitioner No.2 wrongly bubbled paper code in OMR sheet of Paper-II (Physical Education) and that petitioner No.3 did not bubble one digit in hall ticket number in OMR sheet of Paper-II (Physical Education). It is also submitted that respondent No.3 rightly rejected the requests of petitioners as the same cannot be condoned. Learned counsel has relied upon the judgment of this Court in W.A.No.1369 of 2018 and batch, wherein a Division Bench of this Court by order, dated 19.07.2021, held that errors committed by wrong bubbling 7 JAK, J or double bubbling or absence of bubbling in the hall ticket numbers cannot be considered on ground of compassion or generosity and that there would be no place in public examinations conducted by an Examination Regulatory Authority like the TSPSC. Hence, the case of petitioners cannot be considered in the light of the judgment of the Division Bench in W.A.No.1369 of 2018 and batch.

 Petitioner No.2 wrongly bubbled paper code in OMR sheet of Paper-II examination.

 Petitioner No.3 did not bubble one digit in hall ticket number in OMR sheet of Paper-II examination.

8. Petitioners approached respondent No.3 requesting to condone the mistake and they were informed that their answer sheets would not be evaluated. The grievance of the petitioners is that their cases be considered as per the orders of this Court in W.P.No.26845 of 2017 and batch. Learned Single Judge by order, dated 30.11.2017, in W.P.No.26845 of 2017 and batch, held as follows: