Why it is in the news
On 7 October 2026, a Bombay High Court Division Bench of Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna said aspirants protesting in Pune since 2 October against alleged malpractice in Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) recruitment are “not antisocial elements”, asked the State to restore their trust, and directed a written road map within three weeks (next hearing 25 November). The State told the Court it had accepted an exam fee of ₹100 and offline exams, and had sent the Governor a recommendation under Article 317 to examine the conduct of former and incumbent MPSC chairpersons and members. The same day in Karnataka, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a special court that the suspended Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) chairman Shivashankarappa Sahukar and member B.V. Geetha, arrested on 6 October, sold answer keys of a recruitment exam.
The exam angle
Issue: Recurrent leaks and alleged corruption in State PSCs are eroding the constitutional promise of merit-based public employment.