Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Andhra Pradesh Mega DSC Teacher Recruitment Exam

The Supreme Court today(June 12) refused to entertain a petition challenging the Andhra Pradesh Mega District Selection Committee Examination, 2025 (AP DSC-2025) for teachers' recruitment, the process for which has already commenced. 

A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan directed the petitioner to approach the Andhra Pradesh High Court, which is re-opening after the summer recess on June 16.

At the outset, Justice Manmohan remarked that the examination has already commenced and the Courts are not supposed to grant any stay in such cases. This was after the AoR Dr. Charu Mathur made a mentioning. 

He said: "Madam, exams have commenced and we can't stop them midway. We don't devise a mechanism for holding an examination. Not our expertise."

Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju opposed the plea of the petitioner, saying that lakhs of aspirants have already appeared.

Justice Mishra questioned why the petitioner had not approached the High Court. Dr Mathur said that she has filed additional documents wherein she has mentioned that the vacations are going on in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, and therefore, the court hasn't been able to hear the matter.

The Court however, dismissed the writ petition stating that the High Court is reopening on June 16 and therefore, the petitioner can approach the High Court for any relief.

As per the writ petition, the examination intends to fill 16347 teaching posts across the government schools in Andhra Pradesh. The petitioner's grievance is that the exam is scheduled to be conducted for approximately 5.72 lakh aspirants over a month-long period through multiple shifts, using distinct question papers, followed by a concealed "normalisation" of scores.

"This approach introduces a fundamental flaw into the merit-based recruitment process, whereby similarly situated candidates may be subjected to significantly different levels of difficulty, and marks may be scaled through unverified means," as alleged in the petition.

The petitioner has alleged that this process adopted is an arbitrary, non-transparent, and violates the petitioner's right to Article 14 and 16 protected under the Indian Constitution. The petitioner is an ex-serviceman who has applied under the reserved category in accordance with applicable rules and is scheduled to write his examination on June 1, 2025.

"The impugned procedure directly affects his chance of selection in an unpredictable and arbitrary manner," as averred in the petition.

The writ petition has been filed through AOR Dr Charu Mathur, who is also the arguing counsel.

Case Details: POSINA ANAND SAI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS|W.P.(C) No. 576/2025