Supreme Court Questions Andhra Over Holding Class 12 Physical Exam; Directs To Submit File Notings

The top court has directed the state to inform the bench how around 34,000 rooms will be provided for 5.20 lakh students appearing in the examination.

Supreme Court of India today questioned the Andhra Pradesh government about holding Class 12 exams and directed the state to submit file notings that can help establish how the decision to hold board exams was taken and whether all pandemic conditions were examined. “Even one fatality, we may order compensation amounting to one crore, Supreme Court warned and asked, “When other boards had cancelled why Andhra Pradesh wants to show it is different”. The counsel representing the Andhra Pradesh government said that around 5.20 lakh students will be appearing for the 12th exam and all Covid protocols will be followed during the exam. In one room 15 to 18 students will be allowed to sit for the examination. The top court has directed the state to inform the bench how around 34,000 rooms will be provided for 5.20 lakh students appearing in the examination. "One issue in your affidavit, you said 15 to 18 students will be there in one room....You require 34,634 rooms. Where will you get so many rooms? Are you going to have exams [in the] open?" the two judge-bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari hearing the case asked the AP government.