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3. In a nutshell, the learned Single Judge had quashed the result declared by the RPSC for the said examination on 27/1/2014 holding that the scaling method could not be applied by the RPSC for evaluation of the marks of the candidates in view of the decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Sanjay Singh vs. U.P.Public Service Commission - (2007) 3 SCC 720 and directed the RPSC SBCWP No.1211/2014 - Bhanwar Lal vs. State & ors. a/w 6 connected matters Judgment dt:26/11/2014 to declare the result afresh on the basis of raw or actual marks obtained by the candidates and not the scaled marks and the learned Single Judge also held that the increased vacancies communicated to the Commission by the State Government vide its communication dated 11/10/2012 shall not be included in the present selection, since before the said communication, an amendment was made in the relevant Rules of 1999 vide Notification dated 31/7/2012 and, therefore, such additional vacancies could be filled-in only as per the amended Rules and not as per the unamended rules operating prior to such amendment dated 31/7/2012.

Provided that the commission, on intimation being received from the Government before declaration of the result of the Preliminary Examination, may increase or decrease the number of vacancies advertised. SBCWP No.1211/2014 - Bhanwar Lal vs. State & ors. a/w 6 connected matters Judgment dt:26/11/2014 (2) Personality and viva-voce Examination:-

(i) Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written test of the Main Examination as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion shall be summoned by them for an interview for a personality test which carries 160 marks. It is obligatory for a candidate to appear in the compulsory papers.