Supreme Court Partly Allows and Partly Dismisses Miscellaneous Applications in Uttar Pradesh Revenue Lekhpal Examination Re-evaluation Dispute. Pending Interlocutory Applications as on 24.04.2025 Granted Re-evaluation Benefit While Delayed Objections and Grace Marks Claims Rejected.

Miscellaneous applications in civil appeals concerning re-evaluation of answers in Uttar Pradesh Revenue Lekhpal examination 2021-22 and exclusion of applicants from re-evaluation benefit.

Applicants sought benefit of this Court's order dated 24.04.2025 directing re-evaluation of question nos. 10, 58, 63, 90 of Booklet Series B, restoration/allowing of pending IAs, and in some cases grace marks.

Applicants alleged that their pending IAs were not posted along with other IAs before this Court on 24.04.2025 due to Registry inadvertence, causing them to be excluded from re-evaluation; some claimed grace marks due to reduction of one mark after answer to Question No.88 Booklet F was changed.

Order dated 21.11.2023 directed answer choice 'D' for Question No.88 Booklet F be correct and entire result re-evaluated; Order dated 19.02.2024 in MA No.276/2024 barred objections filed after 21.11.2023; Order dated 24.04.2025 directed re-evaluation of question nos.10,58,63,90 Booklet B.

Whether MAs filed challenging questions/answers after the 21.11.2023 cut-off were maintainable. Whether applicants whose IAs were pending as on 24.04.2025 but not posted due to Registry inadvertence were entitled to re-evaluation benefit. Whether IAs rejected on 15.05.2025 as misconceived or defective could be restored/modified. Whether candidates affected by change of answer to Question No.88 Booklet F were entitled to grace marks.

State Government contended that repeated petitions challenging the same examination were impermissible as almost 8,000 successful applicants awaited appointment. Applicants contended that their pending IAs were not listed due to Registry inadvertence and thus they lost the chance to be considered for re-evaluation under Order dated 24.04.2025. Applicants in MA No.1431/2025 claimed grace marks since re-evaluation reduced one mark leaving them out of the final merit list. Registry clarified whether non-posting of certain IAs was due to inadvertence; Court examined each IA and passed orders.

Earlier judicial orders fixing cut-off for objections and directing re-evaluation operate as binding; an applicant whose IA was pending as on 24.04.2025 cannot be prejudiced by Registry's failure to list it, but defective or time-barred applications cannot be revived; no grace marks can be awarded when re-evaluation reduces marks pursuant to a corrected answer.

it was directed that the answer choice of 'D' be considered as the correct answer. It was directed that the entire result has to be re-evaluated by the Commission. the High Court shall consider any objection raised with respect to the questions/answers only if the same were filed on or before 21.11.2023. The Office Report confirms that the IA was filed and was pending as on 24.04.2025, in such circumstances, the IA is restored and the same is allowed permitting the applicants therein, the benefit as per the Order dated 24.04.2025. The Office Report indicates that as on 23.04.2025, the IA was defective and hence there can be no modification of the Order dated 15.05.2025. There cannot be any such grace mark especially, since this Court had determined the correct answer and directed re-evaluation on that basis.

Original dispute raised regarding Question No.88 of Booklet Series F in U.P. Revenue Lekhpal 2021-22 exam; Supreme Court order dated 21.11.2023 directed answer choice 'D' correct and entire result re-evaluated. In MA No.276/2024 in SLP(C) No.25828/2023, order dated 19.02.2024 barred objections filed after 21.11.2023. Order dated 24.04.2025 directed re-evaluation of question nos.10,58,63,90 Booklet B. Present MAs filed alleging Registry non-listing of pending IAs; Office Report dated 11.08.2025 clarified. Court passed orders on each MA/IA on 12.08.2025.