HC issues notice to TNPSC

Madras High Court today ordered issue of notice to Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission on a plea seeking to re-publish the list of thecandidates selected for the post of Civil Judges after excluding five candidates from General Turn of Persons Studied in Tamil Medium category (PSTM).
The Division Bench comprising Justice V Ramasubramanian and Justice T Mathivanan directed the TNPSC to file its reply by July 13 on a petition by K Nandini, an advocate and an aspiring candidate.
The process of selection is based on the marks obtained in the written examination and the viva-voce. As per the minimum pass marks prescribed, 590 persons were called for certificates verification.

Interview was conducted in the TNPSC office by a panel of five Judges of Madras High Court and a final rank list of 151 candidates was published.
According to the petitioner the rank list published was wrongly filled up the candidates of General PSTM category because of which she was kept out of the provisional selection list.
She contented that the PSTM Category was created vide a Government Order in 2010 and a special reservation was made for the persons Studied in Tamil Medium.
The petitioner alleged that five candidates who have included in the PSTM category have not obtained the minimum prescribed marks of 40 per cent and not qualified to be considered under that category.