Supreme Court: Courts must presume answer key correctness, intervene only on 'glaring and apparent'…

The case involves a challenge to the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission's answer key for a written test, specifically regarding whether option 'C' should be considered the correct answer for a question about historical books and their authors, as opposed to the Commission's selection of option 'B'.

Appellant: Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission; Respondent(s): Ashok Yadav & ORS.; Bench: Not specified in the text.

• The Court held that courts must presume correctness of answer key and interfere only if mistake is 'glaring and apparent'.
• The High Court's order allowing the review petition and directing the Commission to award one mark for option 'C' was set aside.
• The Court cited Ran Vijay Singh v. State of U.P. (2018) 2 SCC 357, stating courts should presume correctness of key answers and not re-evaluate answer sheets without clear evidence of error.
• The Court emphasized that courts should not interfere with examination results unless there is a 'glaring and apparent' mistake, and benefit should go to the examination authority in case of doubt.

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