Pramod Kumar Srivastava vs Chairman, Bihar Public Service ... on 6 August, 2004
3. The issue raised in these writ petitions is in my
opinion covered against the petitioners by the decisions of the
Apex Court in Pramod Kumar Srivastava V. Chairamn,
Bihar Public Service Commission (2004) 6 SCC 714 and in
Civil Appeal No.461 of 2008 (Kerala Public Service Commission
& others V. Narayanan Kunchumbidukka & another). The Apex
Court has in the aforesaid decisions held that in the absence of
any provision for re-valuation of answer books in the relevant
rules, no candidate in an examination has got any right
whatsoever to claim or ask for revaluation of his answer scripts.
The petitioners have not been able to point out any provision
entitling them to seek re-valuation. Further none of the
candidates included in the short list are on the party array even
in a representative capacity. In that view of the matter,
following the decisions of the Apex Court referred to above, I
am persuaded to hold that the reliefs prayed for in these writ
petitions cannot be granted.