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Impossible to postpone UPSC Prelims 2020, says UPSC; SC hearing on Sep 30

UPSC on Monday told the Supreme Court that it would be impossible to postpone Prelims 2020. SC to now hear the matter on Wednesday

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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has informed the Supreme Court that it would not be possible to defer the UPSC preliminary exams beyond October.

"It is impossible to agree to petitioners. It was supposed to be held on September 30. Thereafter it was deferred to October 4. Deferment would nullify the objective of conducting the exam for four arms of government," Advocate Naresh Kaushik, appearing for UPSC, informed the Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari.

The three-judge Bench has now asked UPSC to file an affidavit in reply to the plea by tomorrow so that

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