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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ANANDA CHANDRA BEHERA
Ayush Joshi – 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 Order dated 26.05.2025 (Annexure-2) issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education, Regional Office, Bhubaneswar (Opp. Party No.2) and for issuance of necessary directions to the Opp. Parties to publish the result of the petitioners, in respect of their Senior School Certificate Examination, 2025 (Class-XII) 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-XII of Padampur Public School in the District of Bargarh. They (petitioners) appeared their Senior School Certificate Examination, 2025 (Class-XII) 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 wel
Cancellation of examination results without direct evidence of malpractice violates the principles of law regarding fairness and equality in education.
The cancellation of examination results on grounds of unfair means requires substantial proof, not mere conjectures, ensuring the right to equality is protected under constitutional law.
A student's exam result cannot be canceled without direct evidence of malpractice; decisions based on assumptions violate the right to equality under Article 14.
The cancellation of examination results based on assumptions without direct evidence violates the principles of fairness and equality, as established by constitutional provisions.
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.
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.
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 fundamental rights and lacks legal sustainability.
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