Petitions challenging CBSE's retest decision dismissed by SC
The Supreme Court today dismissed five petitions challenging the CBSE's decision to conduct a re-examination of the Class 12 economics paper after an alleged leak. The court said it is the CBSE's discretion to conduct the re-examination and can't be challenged in the court. A bench of justices asked the students who had challenged the CBSE's decision to appear in the examination if conducted.
Several petitions filed before SC after alleged paper leaks
Several petitions were filed before the apex court after the CBSE said on March 28 that the Class 10 maths and Class 12 economics paper had allegedly leaked. The CBSE said yesterday that it has found after assessment there was no impact of the alleged paper leak of Class 10 maths paper and no re-examination would be held.
Petitioners also wanted CBI probe into the alleged paper leak
Besides challenging the CBSE's decision, the petitioners also wanted a CBI probe into the alleged paper leak, saying several incidents were reported from various states and Delhi Police was not competent to hold the nation-wide probe. One of the petitioners, 15-year-old Rohan Mathew, also sought a direction to the CBSE to declare the results on the basis of the examinations already conducted.
Quashing of the CBSE's decision to re-conduct the exams
Mathew and two others have moved the top court seeking quashing of the CBSE's decision to re-conduct the Class 10 mathematics examination on several grounds, including violation of their fundamental rights. Earlier, another plea was filed in the apex court by Reepak Kansal, a resident of Shakarpur, challenging the decision of the CBSE to cancel and re-conduct the two papers.
