Plea To Cancel CLASS XII CBSE Compartment And State Board Exams : Live Updates From Supreme Court
A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari is hearing petitions filed by 1152 Class X and Class XII students across the Country for cancellation of CBSE CLASS XII Compartment/Private/Repeaters examinationThe Petitioners have also prayed for a direction to the CBSE Board to arrive at a formula for performance evaluation of the Class XII private...
A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari is hearing petitions filed by 1152 Class X and Class XII students across the Country for cancellation of CBSE CLASS XII Compartment/Private/Repeaters examination
The Petitioners have also prayed for a direction to the CBSE Board to arrive at a formula for performance evaluation of the Class XII private / compartment / repeaters students in line with the assessment formula adopted by CBSE and other Education Boards for the regular students and to release the results in a time bound manner.
The petitioners submitted that he CBSE has attempted to give unequal treatment to Private / Patrachar / 2nd chance Compartment candidates of Class X and XII, thereby creating a classification which has no reasonableness, rational and hence, is prima facie, unfair, unjust, arbitrary, and unreasonable and violative of the principles of equality enshrined under Article 14 of the Constitution of India.
Mamta Sharma: State of Karnataka has canceled class XII exams but for class Xth Board exams they have deferred it.
Bench: We will hear the matter tomorrow.
Bench: It’s appropriate that those petitions are heard tomorrow at 2 pm.
Bench: Registry to supply copy of the stated writ petitions counsels appearing for Respondents including AG in course of the day
Bench: Item 302 can also be taken tomorrow. A letter has been circulated by Counsel for State of Kerala.
Adgaonkar: I’ve served copies to 4 States who haven’t canceled #StateBoard Exams
Let the writ petition be formally listed so we can pass an appropriate order.
Bench: During course of arguments we were informed that batch of writs have been filed questioning decision of concerned Boards which haven’t been listed
Adv Nalin Kohli for Assam: We have also canceled the exams. There was an intervention application in this matter for Assam Board.
Bench: Counsels for State of Assam and Tripura have informed that concerned Boards have canceled the Board Examination. Let that position be stated in an affidavit in course of the day.
Adv G Prakash for Kerala seeks for a week’s time.
Bench: Take instructions by tomorrow, or we will pass orders. Other states may also do that, as to what do these States plan to do
Bench: Item 302 can also be taken tomorrow. A letter has been circulated by Counsel for State of Kerala.
Adgaonkar: I’ve served copies to 4 States who haven’t canceled #StateBoard Exams
Bench: Registry to supply copy of the stated writ petitions counsels appearing for Respondents including AG in course of the day.
Bench: It’s appropriate that those petitions are heard tomorrow at 2 pm
Bench: Registry to supply copy of the stated writ petitions counsels appearing for Respondents including AG in course of the day
Bench: Get in touch with Advocate who sent you that sms. We will direct it to be listed.
Let the writ petition be formally listed so we can pass an appropriate order.
Bench: During course of arguments we were informed that batch of writs have been filed questioning decision of concerned Boards which haven’t been listed.
AG: They don’t even come before your Lordships
Bench to AG: The difficulty is they can’t come unless given entry to this system