Action of Maha govt to impact right to life of students: HC on scrapping Class 11 CET

Bombay HC has said that the action of the Maharashtra government would affect the right to life of students, if the Class 11 CET is conducted this year.

Lending a big blow to the Maharashtra government's plan to hold the Common Entrance Test (CET) for Class 11 admissions, the Bombay high court has ordered for it to be scrapped. The court has noted that it was a case of "gross injustice" and would be a threat to the lives of students in the wake of the pandemic. As per a government notification issued in May this year, the CET was to be held physically on August 21 across the state for all Class 10 students before admission to Class 11, which is referred to as "junior college" in Maharashtra.