Supreme Court To Hear Plea Today On CBSE, ICSE Class 12 Exam Cancellation

A petition filed through Advocate Mamta Sharma has sought cancellation of Class 12 board exams conducted by the CBSE and the CISCE. The other plea, filed by Tony Joseph, has argued these exams should not be cancelled.

The Supreme Court of India will hear a plea seeking cancellation of the Class 12 board examinations today. A petition filed by Advocate Mamta Sharma has sought cancellation of Class 12 board exams conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). The plea and also sought directions to devise an 'objective methodology' to declare the result within a specific timeframe. The top court will also consider the other petition, filed by Tony Joseph, which has argued these exams should not be cancelled. The Supreme Court will hear the matter at 11 am. “Large section of educationalists and heads of institutions are in favour of conducting exams. Educational experts have opined that exams should not be cancelled and should be conducted using digital mediums,” the plea by Mr Joseph said. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari on May 28 adjourned the case as the petitioner had not served an advanced copy on the standing counsel for the CBSE and listed the matter on May 31 at 11 am. The court had also noted that the CBSE is likely to take a call on this issue on June 1.