Law Student Moves HC Against Karnataka Law University's Decision To Hold Exams For Intermediate Semester Students [Read Petition]
Live LawA PIL has been filed before the Karnataka High Court against the decision of the Karnataka State Law University to hold intermediate semester examinations from October, 2020. The decision is alleged to be violative of the UGC guidelines, mandating promotion of intermediate semester students on the basis of alternate evaluation scheme. The petition has been filed by Purbayan Chakraborty, a 3rd year law student at the said University, stressing that intermediate semester students ought to be promoted under a comprehensive formula prescribed by the UGC, where 50% weightage would be in internal evaluation and 50 % weightage would be in marks scored in previous semester. "Therefore, permitting an offline examination and asking Intermediate semester students who are four times in number, to appear for the exams, would amount to directly exposing them to danger and risk to their health and lives and would amount to a violation of Article 21 which guarantees the right to life and health," the plea states.