Karnataka Administrative Services Exam:Candidates move Tribunal alleging irregularities

 Some candidates, who appeared for preliminary examination for appointment to Kerala Administrative Service (KAS), on Tuesday filed a plea before Kerala Administrative Tribunal alleging serious irregularities in selection process to highest civil post under state services.

In ir plea, candidates have sought directions from tribunal to quash selection process and initiate fresh proceedings in accordance with law for selection.

job aspirants alleged that manual valuation of 18,000 answer sheets by employees of Kerala Public Service Commission resulted in favoritism, nepotism and political patron in selection conducted to key post under Government of Kerala Services.

y alleged that time period granted for revaluation and obtaining copy of answer sheets was drastically reduced from 45 days to 15 days so as to eliminate and exclude meritorious candidates from approaching Kerala Public Service Commission for revaluation and obtaining photocopy of answer sheets.

Considering plea, Acting Chairman of Tribunal, Benny Gervasis and member Rajesh Dewan directed PSC to inform its stand on matter by vember 19. move came even as KAS main examination is scheduled on vember 20 and 21.

In a related development, Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed state government to file a statement in a plea seeking its intervention for a direction of a high level independent and impartial inquiry into alleged irregularities in selection process.

(IM CREDITS:PTI)