India, Aug. 17 -- The Bombay High Court's clerk recruitment typing test was hit by technical glitches and administrative issues at examination centres across Maharashtra on Sunday, prompting protests by candidates and a demand for a fresh examination. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke joined the protest by candidates in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and demanded that the test be conducted afresh.

Candidates appearing for the typing test for clerical posts, including typists and stenographers, alleged that computers malfunctioned, servers failed, examination software was slow and keyboards did not function properly at several centres. They also complained of inadequate arrangements and said some systems logged them out abrupt...