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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
C.Kumarappan, J
S. Sai Priya – Appellant
Versus
Union of India, Represented by its Secretary, Ministry of Education, Government of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. power outage during exam harmed performance. (Para 1 , 3) |
| 2. court's consideration of submissions. (Para 2 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. response from exam authorities on outage. (Para 4 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. no grounds to re-examine; dismissal justified. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 5. writ petitions dismissed. (Para 12) |
ORDER :
(C. KUMARAPPAN, J.)
In all the 5 writ petitions, the prayer sought for is to direct the 3rd respondent to consider the representation of the petitioners and to conduct re- examination for the petitioners as well as to the similarly affected persons. The common grounds urged in all the above five writ petitions are that there was a power outage during NEET (UG) 2025 examination in the following centers viz., (i).PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya CRPF, Avadi, (ii).Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Ponniamman Koil Street, Kundrathur, (iii).Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, K.K.Nagar and (iv). PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya, Minambakkam.
2. Heard Mr.T.Saikrishnan, Mr.V.Baskaran and Mr.V.Ramana Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.M.Sathyan, learned Central Government Standing Counsel for the first respondent, Ms.Subaranjani Ananth, Standing Counsel for NMC fo
The absence of a discernible impact from brief power outages during an examination does not warrant re-examination, ensuring a level playing field for all candidates is upheld.
Brief power outages during examinations, if adequately managed, do not warrant re-examination unless they substantially disrupt the exam process or show malice.
The examination authority is not liable for minor grievances raised by a negligible number of candidates, especially in force majeure situations, as these do not impact the overall integrity of a nat....
The evaluation undertaken by the examining bodies should not be viewed with suspicion unless it is prima facie established that it was not fair or transparent.
(1) Cancellation of an examination, either for the purposes of gaining admission into professional and other courses or for the purpose of recruitment to a government post, is justified only in cases....
National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (UG) 2024 – Leakage of question paper – No student who is revealed to have engaged in acts of fraud or to have been beneficiary of malpractice would be entitled....
Fairness in examination protocols mandates that interruptions affecting a candidate's performance must be addressed through compensatory measures such as grace marks or re-examinations.
Courts should refrain from intervening in factual disputes in writ petitions and should only annul/cancel competitive exams with sufficient evidence of misconduct or negligence.
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