Supreme Court agrees to urgent listing of plea against offline exams for classes 10, 12
Press Trust of India | February 21, 2022 | 12:45 PM IST | 1 min read
10th, 12th Board Exams 2022: Chief Justice N V Ramana asked to let the matter go before a bench of Justice A M Khanwilkar. The plea also seeks alternate mode of assessment.
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Apply NowNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for hearing a plea seeking cancellation of offline physical board examinations for classes 10 and 12 to be held by CBSE and other several boards this year.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of a lawyer seeking early listing of the plea saying that the physical examination should not be conducted due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. "This is regarding class 10 and 12 Board examinations. Physical examination should not be held due to the pandemic," lawyer Prashant Padmanabhan said.
Also Read | CBSE Class 10, 12 Result 2021-22 Live: Term 1 results likely this week at cbseresults.nic.in, term 2 updates
"Let the matter go before a bench of Justice A M Khanwilkar," the bench said. The lawyer mentioned the plea filed by one Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, an activist, seeking directions to CBSE and other education boards which have proposed to hold board examinations offline for classes 10 and 12.
The plea has also sought a direction to education boards for devising alternate modes of assessment. CBSE has decided to conduct term two board exams for class 10 and class 12 from April 26.
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