Orissa HC refuses to intrude with CBSE examination scheme

By Express News Service

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has refused to intrude with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)’s revised scheme of weightage of term-I and term-II examinations held by colleges affiliated to the latter. The Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangha (OAM) had filed a PIL difficult the standards adopted below the revised scheme on the bottom that it might adversely have an effect on the scholars.

While disposing of the petition, a division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Chittaranjan Dash stated throughout the 2021-22 tutorial session, round 14 lakh college students appeared for the CBSE Class-XII Board Examinations, whose outcomes had been ready and declared in accordance with revised weightage system. 

“Therefore, in the greater interest of the students at large and to ensure that justice does not in itself become an agent of chaos, this court is not interfering with the revised scheme of weightage of term-I and term-II examinations dated July 23, 2022”, the bench stated on Tuesday. 

There was an entire closure of colleges throughout the pandemic -November and December, 2021. In view of it, CBSE shifted the weightage of term-I and term-II exams below the revised scheme notified on July 23, 2022. 

Under the scheme, the weightage was shifted to 30:70 for the 2 phrases. In different phrases, CBSE determined by the use of a round dated  March 31, 2022 that 30 per cent weightage would been given to term-I marks and 70 per cent to term-II marks.

The courtroom stated the actual fact of the matter is that although the petitioner organisation has ascertained whereas there could also be a bit of scholars aggrieved by the modified standards of the CBSE, it has not been in a position to persuade such college students to return forth to implead themselves as petitioners.

“The petitioner counsel candidly states that those students may be apprehensive of the result of such challenge to the changed criteria. With the aggrieved students not being prepared to come before this court as petitioners, this court is not inclined to entertain the present petition in the current form as a PIL”, the bench noticed in its order.

“Nevertheless, it will be open to the aggrieved students if any to seek relief in appropriate proceedings, including approaching the CBSE”, the bench stated.

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has refused to intrude with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)’s revised scheme of weightage of term-I and term-II examinations held by colleges affiliated to the latter. The Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangha (OAM) had filed a PIL difficult the standards adopted below the revised scheme on the bottom that it might adversely have an effect on the scholars.

While disposing of the petition, a division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Chittaranjan Dash stated throughout the 2021-22 tutorial session, round 14 lakh college students appeared for the CBSE Class-XII Board Examinations, whose outcomes had been ready and declared in accordance with revised weightage system. 

“Therefore, in the greater interest of the students at large and to ensure that justice does not in itself become an agent of chaos, this court is not interfering with the revised scheme of weightage of term-I and term-II examinations dated July 23, 2022”, the bench stated on Tuesday. 

There was an entire closure of colleges throughout the pandemic -November and December, 2021. In view of it, CBSE shifted the weightage of term-I and term-II exams below the revised scheme notified on July 23, 2022. 

Under the scheme, the weightage was shifted to 30:70 for the 2 phrases. In different phrases, CBSE determined by the use of a round dated  March 31, 2022 that 30 per cent weightage would been given to term-I marks and 70 per cent to term-II marks.

The courtroom stated the actual fact of the matter is that although the petitioner organisation has ascertained whereas there could also be a bit of scholars aggrieved by the modified standards of the CBSE, it has not been in a position to persuade such college students to return forth to implead themselves as petitioners.

“The petitioner counsel candidly states that those students may be apprehensive of the result of such challenge to the changed criteria. With the aggrieved students not being prepared to come before this court as petitioners, this court is not inclined to entertain the present petition in the current form as a PIL”, the bench noticed in its order.

“Nevertheless, it will be open to the aggrieved students if any to seek relief in appropriate proceedings, including approaching the CBSE”, the bench stated.