JAMMU, Sept. 30 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has dismissed an appeal challenging the introduction of negative marking in the JKPSC preliminary examination, holding that the provision was already part of the governing rules and duly notified before the test.
The appeal was filed by Antriksh Sharma against the order of the Writ Court dated September 17, 2025, which had rejected his petition seeking quashment of JKPSC Notice No. PSC/DR/LAW/2025 dated September 10, 2025. The petitioner had argued that introducing negative marking after commencement of the selection process amounted to changing rules mid-way, and that modifications in the syllabus adversely impacted candidates.
However, the Division Bench of Justice...