Madhya Pradesh High Court Allows MPPSC Main Exam to Proceed for 2025

High Court Decision on MPPSC Main Examination

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has removed the temporary ban on the Main Examination for the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) State Service Examination (SSE) for the year 2025. This ruling ends a lengthy wait for around 4,000 candidates aspiring for roles such as Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Tehsildar, and other state-level positions. Those who successfully passed the preliminary examination are now eligible to participate in the main examination.

On April 2, 2025, the High Court had previously mandated that the State Service Main Examination could not proceed without its approval. Senior Advocate Rameshwar Thakur, representing the petitioners, argued that a conclusive decision on their petitions was unlikely to be reached soon. Thus, he requested the court to lift the stay on the main examination, allowing the remaining legal matters to be addressed later.

The division bench, which included Acting Chief Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal, agreed to this request, lifting the interim stay and permitting the MPPSC to conduct the main examination. The petitions challenge the constitutional validity of rules concerning the non-disclosure of category-wise cut-off marks for the SSE-2025 preliminary examination.

Thakur also pointed out that the petitioners raised concerns regarding the selection of meritorious candidates from reserved categories for unreserved posts. Candidates who benefited from age relaxation and other concessions were not moved to the unreserved category.

During the proceedings, the MPPSC presented the category-wise cut-off marks to the court in a sealed envelope but did not adequately address the issues raised in the petitions. The next hearing is set for July 17.