Allahabad High Court
ARUN KUMAR SINGH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- SIDDHARTH NANDAN
Holding
The petition is dismissed as the expert committee has confirmed that question No. 96 is correct and within the syllabus.
Summary
The petitioners challenged the validity of question No. 96 in a Teacher Grade T (T.G.T.) recruitment examination, alleging it was outside the prescribed syllabus. The respondent Commission submitted a revised expert committee report dated 26.08.2026, which held that question No. 61 was out of syllabus but affirmed that questions Nos. 96 and 41 were correct. The petitioners relied on an earlier order of the Lucknow Bench in Writ‑A No.7693 of 2026 (Praveen Kumar v. State of U.P.) which had dismissed a similar challenge to question No. 96. The Court noted that the latest expert opinion now confirms the correctness of question No. 96, removing any basis for relief. Consequently, the Court consigned the writ petition to the record, effectively dismissing it.
Issues considered
- Whether question No. 96 in the T.G.T. recruitment examination is outside the prescribed syllabus and therefore invalid.
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to relief in view of the expert committee's revised findings.
Subjects
- recruitment examination
- question validity
- syllabus
- expert committee report
- writ petition
- judicial review
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 14068 of 2026
Arun Kumar Singh And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Aalok Yadav, Prem Prakash Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Kushmondeya Shahi
Court No. - 6
HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J.
1. Report dated 24.08.2026 and the notification dated 26.08.2026 are
taken on record.
2. Heard Sri Prem Prakash Yadav, Advocate appearing on behalf of
petitioner and Sri Tanuj Shahi, Advocate holding brief of Sri K.Shahi,
Advocate appearing on behalf of respondent-Commission.
3. Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent-Commission submits that
the expert committee has revised the result and issued a notification on
26.08.2026; by way of which question No.61 has been found to be outside
syllabus, whereas question Nos.96 and 41 have been found to be correct.
He has further placed before this Court an order dated 24.08.2026 passed
by Lucknow Bench of this High Court in Writ-A No.7693 of 2026
(Praveen Kumar Vs. State of U.P. and others), by way of which this Court
while ascertaining the challenge to question no. 96 in the examination, for
appointment to the post of T.G.T, has dismissed the writ petition on
24.08.2026.
4. Be that as it may be, now since the experts have also submitted a report
finding the question No.96 to be correct, no further relief can be granted
to the petitioner.
5. In view of the aforesaid, the writ petition is consigned to record.
(Siddharth Nandan,J.)
September 23, 2026
S.Prakash
Digitally signed by :-
SHASHI PRAKASH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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