UP Police SI recruitment 2025: Allahabad HC stays appointment letters for 4,543 posts

The Allahabad High Court on September 30, 2026, issued a temporary stay on the issuance of appointment letters for the Uttar Pradesh Police Sub Inspector (SI) Recruitment 2025. This decision impacts 4,543 shortlisted candidates for Sub Inspector (Civil Police) and equivalent posts across Uttar Pradesh.

The stay order was passed by a single-judge bench comprising Justice Anees Kumar Gupta, following multiple petitions filed by affected candidates, including Shyam Sundar, Kamlesh Yadav, Yash Pandey, and 44 others. These petitions allege issues with the revised answer keys and claim that objections raised by candidates were not adequately addressed by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB).

Allegations of Answer Key Discrepancies

The core of the petitioners’ grievances revolves around alleged changes made to answers in the final answer key compared to the provisional one. Candidates argued that the UPPRPB failed to properly evaluate and address valid objections they had submitted. Each question in the examination carried 2.5 marks, and some candidates reportedly missed the cut-off by a small margin, or by one or two marks, due to these changes.

Senior advocates Ashok Khare, Sanjay Kumar Yadav, and Alok Mishra represented the petitioners in court. The court’s intervention means that the UPPRPB is currently barred from issuing formal appointment letters or initiating the final joining process for the 4,543 selected candidates.

Recruitment Process Overview and Key Dates

The recruitment advertisement for the 4,543 Sub Inspector (Civil Police) and equivalent posts was issued on August 12, 2025. A total of 1,575,706 applications were received for this recruitment drive, with approximately 10.77 lakh candidates appearing for the written examination.

The written examination was conducted on March 14 and 15, 2026, in two shifts each day. The provisional answer key was released on March 23, 2026, followed by the final answer key and written examination results on May 7, 2026. A total of 12,733 candidates qualified for the next stage of the recruitment process, and the final result was declared on July 14, 2026, with the final selection result published on July 17, 2026.

Next Steps in the Legal Proceedings

The next detailed hearing for this matter is scheduled for October 5, 2026. During this hearing, the State government and the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) are expected to present their counter-affidavits. The temporary stay will remain in effect until further orders from the court.

The ongoing legal challenge has put the appointment process on hold, creating uncertainty for the thousands of candidates who had successfully cleared the recruitment stages for the UP Police SI Recruitment 2025.

Written by Nishit Kumar

Nishit Kumar is a senior EdTech industry leader with over a decade of experience in building and scaling education platforms, shaping their product, content, and growth strategy. At FindMyCollege, Nishit oversees content and editorial strategy, guiding topic selection and content frameworks to ensure accuracy, relevance, and student-first value across the website.

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