Notice to CBSE on ‘mass’ failure of students

Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayanan, before whom the plea came up, ordered notice to the CBSE as well as the school management returnable by two weeks.

K Santhosh Kumar of Adambakkam in his plea submitted that his son S Adihya Yegan has been studying in that school since class I and had completed class IX in the academic year 2016-17. But contrary to expectation, the school detained his son and 41 others in the same class and are compelling them to redo the course. 

Noting that as far his understanding goes, the CBSE has issued several circulars to do away with the concept of examinations and promote students till class XII without detaining them, he said and added despite such circulars, the school has detained his son and many others. 

Also, on submitting that in a class of 141 students, if approximately 35 per cent of the students have failed to clear the exams, it clearly proves that something is wrong with the school management. 

He also sought the court to direct the authorities concerned to conduct re-examination to all the 42 students in a place other than the school in question, and make a decision based on the marks obtained during that test.

The Madras High Court has refused to entertain a plea moved by nine students of class XII seeking exemption from NEET for the academic year 2017-18 after directing them to approach the Supreme Court for any relief. Relying on a judgment of the Supreme Court dated June 12, in which the Apex Court had directed High Courts not to entertain any plea relating to NEET, as they are seized of the matter, a division bench comprising Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice M Sundar said, “In the light of the interim order, this court is not in a position to entertain this plea and therefore, it is rejected.”