When High Court Judges Can’t Decide Correct Answer, Law Graduates Can’t be Expected to: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently addressed a recruitment dispute involving a constitutional law question in a Chandigarh law officer exam. The question asked which Constitutional Schedule is immune from judicial review.

While the official key marked "Ninth Schedule" as correct, a candidate argued "None of the above" was the right answer following the I.R. Coelho judgment.

The Court noted that even High Court judges held divergent opinions on this, hence law graduates cannot be expected to reach a single conclusion where judicial opinion is divided.

Consequently, the Court recognized both answers as correct and directed the appointment of both contesting candidates.

[Charan Preet Singh v. Municipal Corporation Chandigarh & Ors.]