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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Krishnadas Rajagopal

SC gives govt 2 weeks to review plea of civil services aspirants who couldn’t appear for Main in Jan.

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Central government two weeks’ time to reconsider afresh the demand made by the civil services aspirants who were unable to appear for their Main exam in January after falling ill with COVID-19 for another chance.

A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar referred to a Parliamentary Standing Committee report of March 24 that had recommended the government to grant such candidates an extra attempt and corresponding age relaxation.

The stand of the government, represented by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, before the court and the parliamentary committee had been that giving another chance to these candidates would risk havoc and was not feasible.

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