HC: Will not change CBSE economics retest date
Abhinav.Garg@timesgroup.com
New Delhi:
It is for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
to decide when to hold an exam, the Delhi high court observed on
Monday, refusing to be drawn into a fresh plea challenging the date of
Class XII economics retest. The paper will be held again on April 25.
A bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar declined to issue directions to CBSE
to reschedule the retest, as sought by an NGO, on the ground that there
are important entrance examinations between April 22-25, including that
for the National Defence Academy.
The NGO pleaded that due to CBSE’s
fault the students are at the receiving end, as they would not be able
to study for the entrances while those from other boards would face no
clash of dates.
“Problem is that whether to hold or not hold an examination is for the CBSE
to decide. It is not proper for a court to interfere, it is outside our
purview,” the bench remarked, dismissing the plea. “You are saying NDA
exam is clashing with this date. If they again change the date, somebody
else will come. On what basis a court can say hold the exam on this day
and not on that day?” the bench added.
Meanwhile, the court asked CBSE
to place before it the records relating to the board’s decision not to
conduct re-test of Class X maths exam, which also was allegedly leaked.
In addition, a separate plea demanded a retest for Class X maths exam,
saying students who were affected by the leak must get a chance to take
the exam again.
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