{
  "id": 11975369,
  "title": "Bombay HC Upholds Cancellation Of Tampered Maharashtra TET Results, Quashes Permanent Exam Ban Without Hearing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/bombay-hc-upholds-cancellation-of-tampered-maharashtra-tet-results",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/bombay-hc-upholds-cancellation-of-tampered-maharashtra-tet-results-quashes-permanent-exam-ban-without-hearing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's High Court has declared valid the cancellation of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) results for over 7,800 candidates whose scores were found to have been manipulated. However, the court has overruled the decision to permanently ban them from future exams without allowing them to voice their concerns. The verdict, passed on September 30 by a bench of Justices Kishore Sant and Jitendra Jain, came while clearing numerous petitions filed by disgruntled teachers and test-takers who disputed orders issued by the Maharashtra government and exam authorities in 2022. The government had disqualified the TET qualification of the candidates, barred them from sitting for upcoming exams and halted their salaries and Shalarth IDs. The probe into the irregularities was conducted by the Pune Cyber Police, who stumbled upon inconsistencies in the scores of candidates who took the 2020 MHADA recruitment exam. These discrepancies extended to the 2018 and 2019 TET tests. Close to 7,880 candidates saw their marks raised in the final answer sheets compared to their original OMR responses, while nearly 1,700 failed the 2018 TET. An expert committee appointed by the Maharashtra State Council of Examination later confirmed widespread tampering in the original answer sheets, answer keys and digital records. The court firmly rejected interfering with the cancellation of the TET results, stating that allowing candidates an opportunity to be heard would not serve any purpose in such cases of large-scale malpractice. It emphasized that \"when it comes to malpractices on such a large extent, the authorities are justified in cancelling the results of tainted candidates without giving any opportunity of hearing. In such cases, opportunity of hearing would not subserve the purpose.\" While maintaining that blacklisting candidates was punitive, the court underscored the necessity of upholding rigorous standards in teacher examinations that qualify educators to instruct students from Class 1 to 8. Consequently, the court annulled the permanent debarment orders and instructed the authorities to serve show-cause notices to the affected candidates, allowing them to present their defense before deciding on permanent disqualification or other disciplinary measures.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has upheld the cancellation of the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) results of more than 7,800 candidates whose marks were found to have been tampered with. However, the court has set aside the decision to permanently debar them from appearing for future examinations without giving them an opportunity of being heard. A bench of Justices Kishore Sant and Jitendra Jain…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}