Karnataka II PUC Exam : How Can There Be Different Yardsticks For Repeaters, Freshers & Private Students? High Court Asks

Asking "How can you have different yardstick for repeaters and private students and fresher students?," the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the state government and other respondents on a public interest litigation, questioning the government notification, with regard to passing off all II PUC students (freshers) based on the marks obtained in I PUC class, but without extending the said benefit to repeater and private students. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar issued notice on a petition filed by SV Singre Gowda. During the hearing, the court orally told the counsel for the state government "You don't mind risking the health of private and repeater students but freshers' health you want to protect, everybody's health should be protected or not? Or tell everybody to take exams? Advocate R P Someshekhariah appearing for the petitioner submitted that by the notification dated June 3, II PUC students are given the benefit of passing the examinations and these students are yet to take the exams. There are around 7 lakh such students who will be benefiting. However, around 95,000 students who are repeaters or private students will have to take the examination in future.The petition states that the notification is bad in law and discriminates between II PUC students. Orally, the court said "Why only the repeaters are to appear for exams. If you are going to conduct exams for these students, around 95,000 then why not do it for fresher students also? It added "You (state) take permission from the court before conducting examinations." The plea prays for quashing of the notification dated June 3. Alternatively it seeks to direct the authorities to modify the notification and give benefit of passing of II year PUC to repeater students and private students on the basis of marks obtained in I PUC. The bench has now posted the matter for further hearing on Thursday, the state government is directed to inform the court about publication of results of II PUC students and also inform the court why different classes of students have been created.

Karnataka II PUC Exam : How Can There Be Different Yardsticks For Repeaters, Freshers & Private Students? High Court Asks

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