The Supreme Court of India has adjourned the CBSE, ICSE Class 12 board exam hearing to Thursday. Now, the SC hearing on CBSE exam has been scheduled for June 3, 2021. The CBSE is expected to take a decision on the Class 12 board exams on June 1, 2021, after reviewing the COVID-19 situation.
the bench adjourned the matter to Thursday noting that competent authorities are examining all aspects, Live Law reported. The authorities are likely to make a decision that will be placed before the court in the next hearing.
The report further says that the bench said that it has no difficulties if the government takes its decision. In the SC hearing on CBSE Class 12 exam, the bench said to the authorities, “If you depart from previous year’s policy give us good, tangible reasons,” the report added. Earlier, the hearing was scheduled for May 28 and it was adjourned to May 31 as the petitioner did not serve an advanced copy on the standing counsel for the CBSE.
Attorney General KK Venugopal, appearing for Centre, sought time and said the Centre will come back with a decision on Class XII board exams because of the pandemic. The Bench asked the Centre to take its time to decide. It, however, asked the Centre to give some good and tangible reason if it departs from last year’s decision when it agreed to cancel the examination because of Covid-19.
The situation this year is the same as the last year and if the government goes ahead with the Board examinations, then it must give justification for departing from last year’s decision, the Bench observed. The apex court was hearing a plea seeking directions to the Centre, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) to cancel the CBSE, ICSE Class XII examination.
