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SUDHANSHU DHULIA, SOUMITRA SAIKIA
Bistirna Hazarika – Appellant
Versus
State of Assam, Represented by the Secretary to the Government of Assam – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Soumitra Saikia, J.
1. The petitioners are students, who had appeared in the H.S. Final examination in the year 2020 conducted by the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council. Although they had cleared the H.S. Final examination 2020 but they were not satisfied with the marks they had secured in the said examination. Aspiring to obtain better marks in the respective subjects so as to make them eligible for higher studies in various institutions in the country, they had opted to appear for “Betterment examination” for the year 2021 conducted by the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council. But, because of the COVID-19 pandemic situation which was prevailing in the country including the State at the relevant point in time, the department of Education, Government of Assam decided not to hold the Higher Secondary Final Examination for the year 2021. Instead a notification dated 01.07.2021 was issued by the department laying down the manner in which marks are to be allotted to the students under various categories who were scheduled to appear in the Higher Secondary Final examination, 2021. The petitioners were aggrieved by the process for allotment of marks as notified in the
Point of Law : No material has been placed before us to suggest that the guidelines/notification relating to the process of evaluation has been arrived at without taking into consideration the releva....
The main legal point established is the consideration of a student's performance in a previous examination, in conjunction with a subsequent examination, based on University circulars.
Educational institutions must adhere to standardized evaluation guidelines as established by overseeing bodies, and courts should respect the decisions made by expert committees in academic assessmen....
The court emphasized the need for justification and reasonableness in policy decisions, especially in extraordinary circumstances, and upheld the principle of providing a more beneficial provision to....
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....
Point of law: It would normally be prudent, wholesome and safe for the courts to leave the decisions to the academicians and experts. As a matter of principle, the courts should never make an endeavo....
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