Kerala PSC recruitment exam case: CM says PSC members should answer police summons
The Kerala Chief Minister has stated that Kerala Public Service Commission members must cooperate with a police investigation into alleged recruitment fraud. The PSC members have resisted, citing institutional autonomy and potential legal challenges.
Why it matters
This highlights a significant conflict between constitutional bodies and law enforcement regarding accountability and transparency in public sector hiring.
Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) said the Chairperson and members of the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) had no legal recourse but to cooperate with the Kerala State Police Crime Branch’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating suspected recruitment test fraud for various posts in the Kerala State Planning Board (KSPB).
The Kerala PSC, populated mostly by political appointees of the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, has refused to answer the SIT’s summons for questioning over serious and possibly wilful lapses in evaluating the answer papers. The PSC members and Chairperson justified their stance by underscoring the constitutional body’s institutional autonomy and hinted that they would challenge the Crime Branch summons in Court.
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