The Supreme Court of India, on June 12, 2025, declined to entertain a petition filed against the Andhra Pradesh Mega District Selection Committee Examination (AP DSC-2025) for the recruitment of teachers. The recruitment process, which has already started, aims to fill 16,347 teaching positions in government schools across Andhra Pradesh.

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A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan heard the matter and advised the petitioner to approach the Andhra Pradesh High Court, which is scheduled to reopen on June 16, following the summer vacation.

“Madam, exams have commenced and we can't stop them midway. We don't devise a mechanism for holding an examination. Not our expertise,” remarked Justice Manmohan, responding to a mentioning by Advocate-on-Record Dr. Charu Mathur.

The Court observed that since the examination process has already started, it would not be appropriate for it to interfere. Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju also opposed the petition, highlighting that lakhs of candidates have already appeared for the exam.

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Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra also questioned why the petitioner did not approach the High Court earlier. In response, Dr. Charu Mathur submitted that the High Court was on vacation, and therefore, could not take up the matter.

Despite the submissions, the Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition, allowing the petitioner to seek relief from the High Court when it reopens.

As per the writ petition, the exam is scheduled to be conducted over a month-long period for nearly 5.72 lakh aspirants in multiple shifts, each with a different question paper, followed by a score normalization process.

“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,” the petition stated.

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The petitioner, an ex-serviceman who applied under the reserved category, argued that this process is arbitrary, non-transparent, and violates Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. He was scheduled to appear for the examination on June 1, 2025.

“The impugned procedure directly affects his chance of selection in an unpredictable and arbitrary manner,” the petition added.

The writ petition was filed and argued by AOR Dr. Charu Mathur.

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