1. PSI recruitment scam | Karnataka HC upholds government decision to cancel 2021 exam to fill up 545 PSI posts
The Karnataka High Court upheld the State Government’s April 29, 2022 decision to cancel the examination to fill up 545 posts of Police Sub-Inspectors (PSIs) following large-scale malpractices, allegedly involving some candidates and a few top-ranked police officials. The court directed the State to entrust the task of conducting a fresh written examination to an independent agency to maintain fairness in conduct of the examination.
The scam-tainted examination was conducted by the recruitment wing of the State Police Department. The answer papers were stored inside the strong room of the department. Despite such security measures, answer papers of some candidates were found to be tampered with.