Digital Desk: Assam Government has constituted a five members
Committee in pursuance of the Cabinet decision to examine the report of the
Inquiry Commission with regards to malpractices in the conduct of CCE-2013 by
the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC). Jishnu Barua will head the
Committee, Chief Secretary, Assam, and Niraj Verma, Principal Secretary,
Personnel Department, will be the Member Convener. On the other hand, Paban
Kumar Barthakur, Addl Chief Secretary, Transformation & Development and
Personnel Department, and Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, Director General of Police,
Assam, will act as members of the Committee. Further, Nalin Kohli, Learned
Additional Advocate General, will assist the Committee on legal matters.
The Committee will examine the report and suggest action -
a) Whether the entire results of the 2013 civil services
examination be set aside,
b) In case the above is recommended, whether the candidates
would be entitled to notice and consequential hearings following the basic
principles of natural justice,
c) Given the differing nature of 'omissions' - ranging from an
increase of marks, change of answer scripts to complete absence of answer
scripts that have come to light, would the action be uniform or graded,
depending on the nature of irregularity
d) To conclude, the Committee may also interact with other
stakeholders, viz retired and serving civil servants, members of the civil
society, etc.
The Committee will submit its report within two months.
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