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PRATEEK JALAN
Shreem Mittal – Appellant
Versus
Central Board Of Secondary Education – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Prateek Jalan, J. - The present petition concerns the process of re-evaluation of answer sheets in terms of a Circular dated 14.07.2020 ["the Circular"] issued by the respondent/Central Board of Secondary Education ["CBSE"]. The petitioner seeks general directions relating to the CBSE scheme for re-evaluation of papers, as well as orders relating specifically to re-evaluation of her own papers.
Facts
2. The petitioner was a student of Bal Bharti Public School, Pitampura, Delhi. She appeared for the Senior Secondary School (Class XII) Examinations, 2020 conducted by the CBSE. The CBSE declared the results of the examinations on 13.07.2020, wherein the petitioner had scored as follows:
SUB JEC T CO DE SUBJECT NAME THEOR Y PRACTICAL TOTAL TOTAL (IN WORDS ) POSIT IONAL GRAD E 301 ENGLISH CORE 077 020 097 NINETY SEVEN A1 028 POLITICAL SCIENCE 077 020 097 NINETY SEVEN A1 030 ECONOMICS 075 020 095 NINETY FIVE A1 041 MATHEMATIC S 077 020 097 NINETY SEVEN A1 265 INFORMATICS PRAC. (OLD) 067 030 097 NINETY SEVEN A1 500 WORK EXPERIENCE - A1 502 HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION - A1 503 GENERAL STUDIES - A1 RESULT: PASS
3. The petitioner was not satisfied with the marks awarded to her in Polit
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the opportunity for re-evaluation of answer sheets cannot be claimed as a right, but is available only if the rules governing the examination ....
A candidate's right to request re-evaluation is not guaranteed and must align with the governing rules; judicial review in academic evaluations is limited to ensuring procedural fairness, not merit.
Adherence to the prescribed procedure and timelines for re-evaluation as laid down by the examining authority is crucial, and any claim for re-evaluation is subject to the rules laid down by the exam....
Supreme Court did not give a blanket order for allowing any candidate to approach the Court for re-evaluation at any point of time and restricted relief to those candidates who had approached the Cou....
The absence of a provision for re-evaluation in the Rules cannot be challenged unless there are grounds to show that the policy itself is in violation of some statutory provision. Re-evaluation of ex....
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