Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Modification In Policy On Calculation Of Marks For Class X Board Examination

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea seeking modification of policy for tabulation of marks for class Xth board exams 2021 based on internal assessment conducted by the school dated 1st May 2021.The petition moved by NGO Justice For All and moved through Advocates Khagesh B Jha and Shikha Sharma Bagga The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea seeking modification of policy for tabulation of marks for class Xth board exams 2021 based on internal assessment conducted by the school dated 1st May 2021. The petition states that CBSE failed to ensure the protection of fundamental right to the students appearing in class 10th Board examination in the year 2020-21, under provisions of Articles 19, 21 and 21A of constitution of India, thereby seeking the modification in impugned policy for tabulation of marks for class X board exams 2021 based on internal assessment conducted by the school. The plea also states that such moderation of marks in consonance with the overall average score of the district, national and state average is "absolutely unreasonable, illogical and punitive for the students of the school which has been appearing in the board exams for the first time, having no historical data of previous year's performance." In view of this, the plea states the following prayers: - To pass an order, writ or directions to the respondents for the modification of impugned policy for tabulation of marks for class Xth board exams 2021 based on internal assessment conducted by the school dated 01.05.2021, by scrapping the policy of moderation of marks based on assessment of marks of class Xth students of current year with the previous year's performance of school, district, state etc.