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MINI PUSHKARNA
Anushka Sharma (minor) – Appellant
Versus
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mini Pushkarna, J. (Oral)--The present writ petition has been filed with prayer for directions to the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) to re-evaluate and rectify the mathematics subject answer book of the petitioner of Class X boards as conducted by the CBSE in the year 2018. There is further prayer for setting aside the notice dated 31.05.2018 issued by the CBSE laying down the modalities and schedule in respect of process of verification and re-evaluation of answer books for the candidates who had appeared under the CBSE Class 10th and Class 12th examination for the year 2018.
2. As per the facts as given in the petition, the petitioner appeared in Class 10th Board examinations conducted by the CBSE in the year 2018. The petitioner was extremely shocked and disappointed to see the marks awarded to her in mathematics subject. She was awarded 80 marks out of total of 100 marks, which were far below her expectation.
3. Subsequently, the petitioner's father subsequently duly applied for the verification of his daughter's marks in mathematics. Through the online status update on the website of CBSE, the petitioner came to know that no mistakes were found in the
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....
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.
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....
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