The Supreme Court has issued a warning to the Andhra Pradesh government, which has been pushing for physical tests for Class 12 students. The court has given the state two days to make a decision. “We will hold the state accountable if even one person dies… You can’t keep things in a state of flux “Thousands of students are on pins and needles as a result of the judges’ announcement today to the state, which has yet to make any decision regarding the examinations, Due to Covid, most states, as well as the Central Boards, have canceled their normal examinations this year.
The top court took notice of the scenario in many states, including Andhra Pradesh, which wants to conduct both Class 10 and 12 board examinations, during a hearing on the Plus-two Board exam issue yesterday.
Andhra Pradesh’s lawyer, Mahfooz Nazki, had informed the court that the state government had decided to conduct the test because of the improved Covid situation.
“From the outset, we’ve maintained the same position. We want to administer the tests solely in the kids’ best interests “At a previous hearing on June 17, Education Minister A Suresh stated.
The Supreme Court has provided notice to states that had not yet cancelled their board examinations on that day. Six of the 28 states had administered the examinations, while the remaining 18 had cancelled them. Four states, however, namely Assam, Punjab, Tripura, and Andhra Pradesh, had not cancelled their elections. Assam, Punjab, and Tripura followed suit, cancelling the examinations.
The case was heard by a vacation bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, who today accepted the CBSE and CISCE’s proposed method for calculating marks for pupils in Class 12, finding it “fair and acceptable.” An appeal by several parents and children who had hoped for a physical test option was denied.
