BPSC Main examination: SC refuses to stay exam scheduled on April 25, dismisses pleas alleging paper leak

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to stay the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) mains examination scheduled for April 25. It also rejected pleas alleging paper leak during a preliminary test on December 13 last year.

A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan dismissed several petitions seeking the cancellation of the 70th BPSC Combined Competitive Preliminary Exams, citing a lack of conclusive evidence to justify a re-test for all candidates.

Senior advocate Anjana Prakash, appearing for the petitioners, said digital evidence, including WhatsApp messages and video clips, demonstrated that question papers were leaked before the exam.


One such video allegedly shows answers being announced on loudspeakers at an examination centre, she added.

Supreme Court's order came on the pleas filed against the Patna High Court verdict, which had dismissed the petitions, saying there was no definitive evidence of malpractice across multiple exam centres.

The BPSC main examination will be held as scheduled.

Earlier on January 7, a bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna refused to examine a plea over the alleged irregularities in the BPSC exam held on December 13, 2024.

The bench had asked the petitioners to move the Patna High Court with the grievances.

Bihar police had allegedly used force to control civil service aspirants who demanded the cancellation of the BPSC examination held on December 13, 2024.

The state public service commission ordered a re-examination held on January 4 at 22 centres in Patna for a few candidates.

Of the 12,012 candidates eligible for the retest, a total 5,943 appeared for the examination.