Injustice done to non-selected candidates too: GoA
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, February 28 2020: Commenting on a memorandum submitted by DESAM, AIMS and ANSAM regarding the quashed MCSCC (mains) exam 2016 to the Chief Minister, the Group of Aspirants (GoA) has contended that injustice has been meted out to both the selected and non-selected candidates.

Notably, a joint memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister by the three student associations demanding identification of the culprits and protection of the future of the innocent candidates/officers, said that no innocent individual must be made to suffer for the fault of others and as a model employer, the State Government needs to take necessary steps to protect its sincere/innocent employees by filing appeal or special leave petition before the Supreme Court with regard to the High Court of Manipur' s order which quashed the MCSCCE 2016.Meanwhile a press release issued by the GoA said that most of the candidates (selected as well as non-selected) who appeared in the particular examination are innocent except those who may have used corrupt means in cahoots with the concerned authority to get selection.

The GoA said that they would be grateful to the student organisations if they have demanded the Government to consider the grievances of the majority candidates who appeared in the particular examination including unsuccessful ones.

The judgement order of the special Division Bench of the High Court of Manipur issued on October 18, 2019 clearly mentioned that MCSCC (Main) exam 2016 cannot be said to be an examination at all, in true sense, keeping in mind the cumulative effect of the lapses and irregularities.

Further, the judgement order of the Supreme Court of India passed on November 22, 2019 remarked that illegalities committed go to the root of the matter which vitiated the process of selection, it pointed out.

All the candidates who appeared in the examination have inter alia wasted precious time, money and livelihood.

As such, the student organisations would have been appreciated much more if they empathised with the sufferings of the non-selected candidates too, and not the selected candidates only.

It then appealed to all the student organisations to take into account their protracted struggle for justice which dragged on for over three years.

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