Hyderabad, April 29 -- The Telangana High Court has delivered a significant verdict, imposing a fine of Rs 20,000 on candidates who filed affidavits containing false information while alleging irregularities in the Group-1 examination evaluation process.

The court has also directed the Judicial Registrar to initiate prosecution proceedings against the petitioners for submitting false affidavits.

In October, K Muthayya and 18 others had filed a petition in the High Court, claiming that the evaluation and result declaration methods used in the Group-1 main examinations were improper.

They requested the court to order the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPPSC) to conduct a re-evaluation and release results transparently. Justi...