The court questioned how answers carrying 58 marks could simply be left unevaluated and said the allegation was extremely serious. The PSC is an institution on which lakhs of job aspirants depend, the court observed, stressing that its credibility and the hopes of the younger generation must be protected

The death toll in the Wayanad tunnel road landslide rose to seven after another body was recovered, while one person remains missing. The Kerala High Court directed the state government to immediately disburse ex gratia compensation, provide free treatment to the injured and expedite the handover of victims' bodies.