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#SupremeCourt bench headed by Chief Justice of India start hearing “Shantanu Kumar V Union of India”, matter relating to the allegation that the CGL (Combined Graduate Level) Examination 2017 and CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level) Examination 2017 were tainted.

Today-Prashant Bhushan says that the report of the Committee led by Justice Singhvi has been submitted.
One of the recommendation is that the exam may not be scrapped to which Mr. Bhushan objects.
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Mr Prashant Bhushan says that Committee has gone on the basis that we do not find an instance of large scale cheating
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Prashant Bhushan- But the #CBI says two things that the papers were leaked and there are several beneficiaries of the exam which cannot be identified.

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CJI-What do you want that the entire exam be cancelled?

Prashant Bhushan-That is the question. I am not quarrelling on the eminent members of the committee. I am quarrelling on the recommendation of the committee...

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Justice Gavai says that then the work of the committee should go to waste.

Prashant Bhushan-I am not saying that it should go to waste. But it will determine the future of the students. I want your lordship to read the note on the #CBI report.

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Prashant Bhushan reads out the #CBI report and says that the exam centres were outsourced and #Sify Technologies were hosting the exam and were involved in #malpractices.
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ASG Nadkarni appearing for SSC says that the exam were conducted again by Tata Technologies.

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CJI says that though Mr. Bhushan’s arguments have put the bench in a predicament but the report of the committee ought to be implemented

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#SupremeCourt #Order-We find that there are 2 aspects of the report submitted by the committee the first aspect deal with the malpractices committed in the examination CGL Examination where more than 8 Lakh students had appeared.

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SupremeCourt said, The other aspect that the committe has stated that it is not possible that the entire exam be cancelled.
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SupremeCourt said, Mr Bhushan has strongly objected to the above observation by the Committee relying on the CBI report.
He further says that the papers were leaked by the custodian themselves.

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SupremeCourt noted & said, “There indeed was a large scale cheating and unfair means by giving remote access to the conputers in the exam centres.”

It further said, “There is no doubt that the report has also been placed before the committee. We have no doubt that The committee has gone through the reports of the CBI.”

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SupremeCourt, However in this case there was no report of the committee set up by the court which had concluded that it is not possible to come to the finding that the entire exam was tainted.

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SupremeCourt directed that the reforms suggested by the committee be implemented with immediate effect.

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