The Madras High Court today closed a PIL seeking postponement of CBSE board examinations in Tamil Nadu in view of the recent rains havoc, observing that working hours of schools had already been increased by the Center as part of measures to support the students.
The court agreed that the students faced a difficult task but said it was sure they would rise to the occasion to meet the situation as it noted that the examinations are scheduled in March next year.
“We are sure, the students from the state would rise to the occasion to meet the difficult situation and CBSE, the state and central governments would make all endeavors to support them in facing this task,” a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana said.
Referring to a plea of the petitioner that the syllabus be cut short and a separate exam for the flood affected areas be held, the bench said it was out of question as students all over the country take the examination and there cannot be different parameters for different sets of students.
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