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Case against #UGC guidelines to resume hearing tomorrow in the Supreme Court. Usually courts don`t interfere in the policy decision of the govt. UGC is a statutory body. In the affidavit filed by UGC, it has raised the same concern. /1

#31StudentsInSCForJustice #cancelallexams
UGC in the affidavit, has stated that court usually don`t interfere in academic policy of the govt. UGC, as of now is the apex body of higher education in the country. The work of UGC is majorly regulatory in nature especially with regard to grants. /2 #31studentinscagainstugc
The authority, jurisdiction, power & policy framework of #UGC comes under strict scrutiny now, as the States claim that they have more authority over UGC. It is in this deadlock situation, the petition of Mr. @AUThackeray gains greater importance. /3 #CancelExamsInCovid
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Basic premise of all the petitions is that if the final year exams are conducted before September 30 especially with rising COVID19 cases each day, the entire student body will be exposed to the risk of infection.

Pleas demand a similar treatment of the exams as done with #CBSE
Earlier on July 23, the same bench led by Justice Bhushan had dismissed a plea by National Student Union of India's Bhopal wing head demanding to scrap all pending exams in India at the moment
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#ExamsInCovidAGenocide
#ugcguidelinesagainststudents
On July 25, @ugc_india told Bombay HC that the Maharashtra Government’s Resolution allowing Universities and Colleges to graduate its final year students without the prior conduct of final year exams is without legislative competence...
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Live Thread 《 SUPREME COURT HEARING ON CHALLENGE TO UGC GUIDELINES 》

SC Bench headed by Justices L Nageswara Rao to shortly hear plea by 31 students across India seeking the cancellation of final year university exams

@ugc_india
@anubha1812
#cancelallexams
#SupremeCourt
UGC has mandated universites across India to wrap up final year exams by Sept 30 amid #COVID19

One among the 31 petitioners is COVID-19 positive. The petitioners have urged that the planned examinations be cancelled in the interest of justice for the students
Plea says after cancelling the final year exams of all universities, the results of such students should be calculated on the basis of their internal assessment or past performance. It is also urged that the students' mark sheets should be issued before July 31.
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