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[CBSE Class 12 & State Board Exams] #SupremeCourt

Justice AM Khanwilkar led bench to shortly hear a plea seeking cancellation of class 12 CBSE & ICSE board exams. Centre has already decided to cancel #CBSE & Attorney General KK Venugopal is set to inform the same

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Apart from CBSE, #ICSE board will inform #SupremeCourt today on whether it will follow the same policy adopted by Centre like last year or would depart from it
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Another fresh plea has been filed in the SupremeCourt by @anubha1812 seeking directions to 26 states and 2 union territories to cancel their respective state board or NIOS exams & maintain parity with @CBSE decision
#SupremeCourt @AdvMamtaSharma @advocate_tanvi

Attorney General: I have circulated a letter received by me from the govt

SC: We are happy to note that you have cancelled the exam. What is the objective criteria to be adopted for assessment. criteria is not spelt out here

AG: CBSE will take a decision in three weeks. They will take an average. If you want it to be placed before you

Justice Khanwilkar: we appreciate if you place it. The other side may have some issues which can be addressed

AG: they can file an application with the CBSE

Justice Khanwilkar: please place it before us and put it on record

AG: Please give us four weeks

Counsel for ICSE: we have a committee of experts with statisticians etc so that an objective criteria is arrived at

Justice Khanwilkar: Four weeks will delay the process if students want to apply abroad for their education. You can interact on day to day basis via video conference. if you want you can do in overnight also so two weeks is fine

ICSE: This time we will take all subjects into acc

SC: AG has asked for 2 weeks. So we will give you the same time. The other side should also have confidence in the process. Don't bargain on the time frame. Please don't create an embarrassing situation for your client by inviting a direction

Justice Khanwilkar: So 2 weeks?

Adv Mamta Sharma: You have rightly raised the concern as they need to expedite the process. last year the process was before July 15. There are 1.2 crore students with state boards. some state boards have not taken a call @AdvMamtaSharma

Sharma: uniform directions need to be issued to state boards in this case.

Justice Khanwilkar: we are waiting for the objective criteria to be evolved by CBSE. Have some patience. why do you want to precipitate this now?

SC: Let CBSE, ICSE issues be resolved first and then let us go to other issue. Dont be impatient. Interest of students will be taken into account, whether its CBSE, ICSE or other boards.

SC: As requested by AG and counsel for ICSE, a request has been made to defer the matter for 2 weeks to place on record the objective criteria to assess the students. in principle decision to cancel exams has been taken. List after 2 weeks.
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[Board Exams] CBSE, ICSE to decide on objective criteria to assess Class 12 students in two weeks; hearing in Supreme Court deferred by two weeks

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