Karnataka HC Allows State To Conduct SSLC Exams Starting From June 24 [Read Order]

Observing that "It is the duty of both the respondents to take all possible precautions to ensure that the children who are going to appear for SSLC examination are not exposed to any danger." A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice P Krishna Bhat disposed of a public interest litigation filed by Advocate Lokesh M and others seeking directions to the respondents to cancel the SSLC examination for the academic year 2019-2020 and consequently, to declare the students who have registered for SSLC examination eligible for promotion to the next higher class based on the marks obtained by them in the Pre-Board/Preparatory examinations. 1: We direct the respondents to ensure that social distancing norms are scrupulously followed in all the examination halls by ensuring that the distance between two students appearing for the examination shall be minimum one metre; 2: The respondents shall ensure that helplines are immediately created by the Deputy Commissioners of every District to enable the registered students/their parents/guardians to seek the help of the State Government machinery for providing public transport to facilitate the children to reach the centre of the examination. The Deputy Commissioners shall ensure that all possible help is rendered to such students; 3: The respondents shall ensure that messages are forwarded on the cell phone numbers of the migrant students/their parents available on record of the Board clearly informing them about the option provided in Clause of the SOP as well as the option provided in Clause thereof. Wide publicity shall be given by the respondents by all possible modes to the options available to the migrant students as provided in Clauses and of the SOP; 4: As regards the children staying in containment zones, by all possible methods, the students/their parents shall be informed about the option to appear for supplementary examination to be held two months after 4th July 2020; 5: In case of students who appear in the supplementary examination and who pass the supplementary examination, the first respondent shall ensure that their academic year is not lost