Bombay High Court backs Pune students' right to protest over MPSC exam issues
The Bombay High Court ruled that Pune students protesting alleged irregularities in Maharashtra Public Service Commission exams have a legitimate right to demonstrate, while urging them to resume classes.
In a hearing on Amit Supekar's petition, the Bombay High Court affirmed that students protesting alleged lapses in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission recruitment process are entitled to peaceful protest. The judges emphasized that the demonstrators are students, not anti-nationals, and that their concerns warrant attention. The court directed the state government to file an affidavit within three weeks detailing a department-wise and reservation-wise breakdown of nearly 70,000 job openings.
It warned that continued road-blocking could damage the students' career prospects and urged them to find authorized venues for future rallies. Advocate General Milind Sathe noted that the protesters demand the MPSC chairman's resignation, lower exam fees to ₹100, and a shift to fully offline examinations, with the state already accepting one demand and forwarding a representation to the governor. The bench pledged to monitor the fairness of upcoming recruitment processes.
Why it matters
The ruling underscores judicial support for student activism on exam transparency, affecting thousands of job aspirants in Maharashtra.
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