ORISSA HIGH COURT
DIBYANSH SAHU – Appellant
Versus
CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION NEW DELHI – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA, J.
1. This writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed by the petitioners praying for quashing the impugned memorandum dated 08.10.2025 (Annexure-4) issued by the Under Secretary (Confidential), Central Board of Secondary Education, Regional Office, Bhubaneswar (Opp. Party No.3) and for issuance of necessary directions to the Opp. Parties to publish the result of the petitioners, in respect of their Secondary Examination, 2025 (Class-X) within a stipulated time and to pass such other order/orders or direction/directions as the Courts deems fit and proper in order to give complete relief to the petitioners.
2. The case of the petitioners is that, they (petitioners) were the regular students of Class-X of Padampur Public School in the District of Bargarh. They (petitioners) appeared their Secondary Examination, 2025 (Class-X) under the Central Board of Secondary Education in Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Bandupali as the regular students on the basis of the admit cards vide Annexure-1 series issued to them by the CBSE (Opp. Party No.1). Though, in the said examination, they (petitioners) had done extremely well
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Examination result cancellations based on unproven allegations of malpractice are invalid unless supported by direct evidence, affirming the petitioners' right to equal treatment under law.
The cancellation of examination results based on presumption without concrete evidence is unsustainable and discriminatory under constitutional law.
Court ruled that the cancellation of examination results based on presumptions without direct evidence violates the principles of equal protection and due process.
Examination results cannot be canceled based on assumptions or without direct evidence; such actions violate principles of fairness and equality.
The cancellation of exam results for alleged unfair means without direct evidence or proper justification violates procedural fairness and equality rights under the Constitution.
The cancellation of examination results based on unproven allegations of unfair means, without substantial evidence, is legally unsustainable and discriminatory, violating principles of fairness in e....
Exam results cannot be cancelled without direct evidence of unfair means; lack of due process and discrimination in similar treatment of candidates violates principles of justice.
Cancellation of examination results without direct evidence of malpractice violates fundamental rights and lacks legal sustainability.
Cancellation of examination results for alleged malpractice requires concrete evidence rather than mere presumption; fairness and due process must be maintained in academic assessments.
Cancellation of examination results without direct evidence of malpractice violates the principles of law regarding fairness and equality in education.
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