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PRASANNA B. VARALE, KRISHNA S. DIXIT
Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences, Represented By Registrar Evaluation – Appellant
Versus
Haroon Adoni, S/o. Late Khajamoinuddin – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
This intra-court appeal seeks to lay a challenge to a learned Single Judge's order dated 11.04.2023 whereby the respondent’s W.P.No.4448/2023 has been allowed. The operative portion of the order reads as under:-
2. Learned panel counsel appearing for the appellant vehemently argues that the ordinance dated 29.03.2019 which governs valuation of answer scripts inter alia in P.G. courses provides for rounding off the marks to the next nearest decimal unit, is only as a One Time Measure; and therefore, learned Single Judge is not justified in issuing the mandamus of the kind. In support of his submission, he relied upon a decision of the Apex Court in RAJIV
The subject ordinance clearly provides for rounding off of marks for computation of results. The appellant's interpretation that it is a one-time measure is not supported by the text. A decision is o....
Rounding off examination marks must favor students to ensure they are not unduly penalized, in alignment with provisions aimed at fairness.
The main legal point established is that the Academic Council's decision on valuation procedure should be followed by the respondent-University for the MBBS RS4 examination.
Point of Law – Courts will interfere only if they find all or any of the following: (i) violation of any enactment, statutory Rules and Regulations; (ii) mala fides or ulterior motives to assist or e....
Rounding off percentages in academic evaluations to the nearest whole number is permissible and not equivalent to awarding grace marks, supported by precedents.
The court established that new educational regulations can supersede previous ones, and students do not have a vested right to evaluation standards that have changed.
The 2023 Guidelines supersede previous regulations, prohibiting the awarding of grace marks in MBBS examinations, emphasizing the court's limited role in academic policy matters.
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