Mumbai: All hearings of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) inquiry commission will be open to the public at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in BKC, Bandra East, said FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Thursday. He also said the panel’s office has been established on the second floor, room 201, within the FDA building itself, and urged anyone with further information in this case to approach the commission.While speaking to the press, he said the first meeting of the commission had already taken place, and it was decided to keep all hearings open to the public in the spirit of transparency. Mundhe said, “Any individuals, candidates, and students possessing relevant information about this case can submit their statements through an affidavit to the commission on or before November 16.”He said candidates can submit statements in either English or Marathi along with a copy of identification documents and self-attested documents. A copy needs to be sent via email to complaints.inquirycomm.mpsc@maharashtra.gov.in.Mundhe said, “Affidavits and documents submitted in response to the Commission’s public notice will be treated as confidential. The Commission will scrutinise the submissions and retain the discretion to decide whether the persons concerned should be examined as witnesses before it.”Govt appointed this commission earlier this month in light of protests by MPSC aspirants following paper-leak allegations in Pune that had spilled over for more than 10 days. This commission is headed by Justice Dilip Bhosale, retired Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, and Mundhe is a member secretary.The commission will investigate malpractice and leakage of question papers or answer key leaks in various competitive examinations conducted by the MPSC between 2023 and 2026.The scope of the commission’s inquiry covers the following nine examinations, listed with their advertisement numbers: Drug Inspector Examination Group-B, 2025 (116/2025); Maharashtra Group-B (Non-Gazetted) Services Combined Preliminary Examination, 2025 (117/2025); Maharashtra Group-B (Non-Gazetted) Services Combined Main Examination, 2025 (010/2026); Maharashtra Group-C Services Combined Preliminary Examination, 2025 (124/2025); Maharashtra Group-C Services Main Examination, 2025 (014/2026); Maharashtra Agriculture Services Main Examination, 2024 (055/2025); Food and Drugs Administrative Services Main Examination, 2023 (125/2023); Maharashtra Civil Engineering Services Main Examination, 2025 (003/2026); and Maharashtra Electrical Engineering Services Main Examination, 2025 (012/2026).
