Writ in SC

Monday 25 August, a sigh of relief was heaved by all as the writ was filed in SC with the assistance of our lawyer who has been doing it free of cost for us. The guys engaged in the legal process, sittings with the lawyers had huge expectations from everybody to be agile on the issue. They worked day and night, ran lawyer to lawyer for suggestions and could finally get it done. Web Team shall try, if possible and permitted, post some scanned copies of documents related to writ over here.

Hopes from the writ: Optimist View: Immediate stay on the Mains 2010 exam: Could be/Coudn't be: It would depend a lot on the attitude of the judge concerned and the dates that are provided for hearing.
Skeptics View: Long legal fight can ensue between UPSC and the 2010 case filing people, which may lose momentum if in 2011 due to changed pattern and some pressure, UPSC starts declaring marks obtained...Secondly it is also feared that our writ can get clubbed with the 2006 Prelims, similar matter pending in Supreme Court. If that happens then our hearing would be next on November 11, with 2006 candidates case and the proceedings shall move with their case. It is worth noting that the 2006 grieved candidates, organized themselves for a long legal and social fight, into a group called TSA(Transparency Seekers for Accountability). It is an NGO, and they came for active support during 2010 sufferers fight.

Now, the concern of us is, who is the judge in the matter. Because that would matter a lot. Some judges are sensitive to the cause of students leaving studies fighting in courts, they understand the gravity of need of speedy justice in the matter and the dates allotted for subsequent hearings are not to far. While the rest of them, don't care.

It has also been observed while looking at the profile and families of several judges associated with the cases against UPSC, that their children are IAS officers. Now this has to be established and sought out why during the case years only the offspring of judges write civils and they get through. Is it a mere coincidence or again something fishy!!(Source: Some analyis by NGO TSA, in their fight).

Well, right now we can't focus on it as we have to remind ourselves that we are fighting against corruption in UPSC, not against general corruption or corruption pertaining to media, police or judiciary whom we encounter most. And we were not allowed to sit at Jantar Mantar for fast unto death. We again reminded ourselves that we are not fighting for sitting at Jantar Mantar or to make space available for those with genuine complaints in India, we are fighting against UPSC. We shifted place to Delhi University. Since yesterday we are there. Today the hungerstrikers for the third time have started their fast unto death. May God bless them and give media some urgent required conscience to address such an important cause selflessly.