Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Postpone CA Exams Due To Lok Sabha Elections, Says Will Affect Over 4 Lakh Students
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 29) rejected a petition to postpone the CA exams held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in view of Lok Sabha elections.The Court noted that the Chartered Accountant exams for intermediate and final level are scheduled on the 8th and the 14th May, whereas the elections are on the 7th and 13th of May 2024. The Court said that postponing...
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 29) rejected a petition to postpone the CA exams held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in view of Lok Sabha elections.
The Court noted that the Chartered Accountant exams for intermediate and final level are scheduled on the 8th and the 14th May, whereas the elections are on the 7th and 13th of May 2024. The Court said that postponing the exams one day after the phase-wise polling, as suggested by the petitioners, will cause severe hardship to several students. Senior Advocate Madhavi Divan along with Advocate Divyansh Tiwari, for the petitioners, submitted that it would be difficult for students from interior regions to reach the exam centres the next day after exercising their franchise.
The bench also noted that over 4.36 lakh students have students for the exams and postponing the dates will cause grave hardship. The bench also noted that a total of total of 591 exam centres have been arranged across India and that no exams are scheduled on the polling dates. The Court also accepted the ICAI's submissions that giving opt-out options would prejudice those students who take all papers in a single attempt.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra considered the matter.
Case : VARAD BALWANT VASANT AND ORS | W.P.(C) No. 255/2024