Ahmedabad, April 3 -- The High Court of Gujarat on Thursday pulled up the Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) over its affidavit on a petition filed by a candidate, observing that the commission's affidavit was "nothing but contempt".

At previous hearings, justice Nirzar S. Desai had raised questions about the procedure adopted by the commission for authenticating online material before using it to frame questions in examinations conducted by the public service recruitment body. But it did not get a clear response.

"My order was very specific. What I have asked has not been answered. This is nothing but contempt, according to me. I propose to issue contempt against your Secretary and Chairman both," justice Desai said in an oral ob...