Weissbard v. Kaplan

Petitioner brings this proceeding for an order under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act to require the rerating of the oral portion of a promotion examination taken by him for the position of administrative services, grade 18. This promotion examination contains several options for candidates to choose among specialized administrative positions for which they desire to be examined.

After having been subjected to other portions of a rather lengthy and searching series of examinations, petitioner was given a “qualifying oral test” of approximately 30 minutes duration. He was not informed as to…