DELHI HIGH COURT
RAJIV SHAKDHER, SANJEEV NARULA
District & Sessions Judge (HQS) – Appellant
Versus
Narender Kumar – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. condonation of delay in review petition (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. review petitioners seeking review of a judgment (Para 3) |
| 3. arguments regarding calculation of marks (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 4. judicial review limits on marking evaluation (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 5. final dismissal of the review petitions (Para 10) |
JUDGMENT
Sanjeev Narula, J.
C.M. APPL. 14690/2021 in Rev. P. No. 79/2021 in LPA No. 124/2019 (for condonation of delay in filing the review petition)
1. For the grounds and reasons stated therein, the application is allowed and delay of 2 days in filing of the review petition is condoned.
2. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.
Rev. P. No. 72/2021 in LPA No. 123/2019 & Rev. P. No. 79/2021 in LPA No. 124/2019
3. Mr. Narender Kumar and Mr. Neeraj Kumar Sangwan [hereinafter collectively, "Review Petitioners/ Applicants"] seek review of common judgement dated 16th February, 2021 [hereinafter, "impugned judgement"] whereby the appeals preferred by Respondent- District and Sessions Judge, were allowed and order of learned Single Judge dated 16th January, 2019 [In W.P. (C) Nos. 3245/2012 and 3253/2012] re- evaluating Review Petitioners' typing sheets in examination for L
Judicial review allows for correction of computational errors in marking but not re-evaluation of exam criteria or assessment methodologies.
The importance of refraining from re-evaluating answer scripts and impinging on an academic evaluator's jurisdiction in the context of judicial review.
Courts should refrain from re-evaluating answer sheets or typewriting sheets and should presume the correctness of the criteria applied by the examining authority. The absence of any rule or procedur....
Judicial review cannot extend to the re-evaluation of examination results; courts must respect the evaluators' judgments when properly conducted without clear procedural violations.
Judicial interference in examination results is limited to rare situations where a clear material error is established; courts should not reassess answers without evident justification.
The judgment reaffirms the principle that if a statute, rule, or regulation governing an examination does not permit re-evaluation or scrutiny of an answer sheet, the court may not permit re-evaluati....
Limited scope for judicial interference in examination results and the presumption of correctness of key answers.
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