Board Exams 2022 Live: SC dismisses plea challenging offline CBSE & other exams

The Court considered imposing costs but decided against it. Authorities in states are aware of ground realities, according to the report, and will make a decision once logistics and other requirements have been arranged.

When petitioner lawyer Prashant Padmanabhan stated that a similar petition by the same petitioner had been heard last year, the Court responded, "Just because we heard it last year, it cannot become the norm."

The bench said that authorities in states are aware of ground realities and will take a call as and when they have planned logistics and other requirements.

The Court further said that such petitions cause confusion among students and that they should not be entertained.

he Court stated that state boards that have yet to frame a scheme similar to the CBSE will make a decision at the appropriate time.

The Court said only if these decisions are against any Act or regulation can a petition be filed challenging the same as such PIL cannot be maintained at this stage.

The Court said "Such petitions mislead students creating a false hope." The Court further added the authorities in state boards which are yet to frame scheme similar to CBSE will take decision at appropriate time.

The CBSE, which had decided to hold the examinations for Class X and XII in two terms – Term I and II. Term I examination was conducted offline and the CBSE Term II examination will held on offline in April end.

Supreme Court will first hear the CBSE on the issue. The petition also includes the council of Indian school certificate examinations (CISCE), the national institute of open schooling, and the university grants commission.

The matter will be heard by a three-judge panel consisting of Justice AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari, and CT Ravikumar.

The petition was brought before a bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar on Tuesday for urgent listing. The petitioners' lawyer, Prashant Padmanabhan, informed the Court that some states had started the test procedure offline while others had announced the exam timetable.

Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, a child rights activist, and the Students Union of Odisha have filed the petition.

The Supreme Court of India on February 23, will hear a petition regarding the cancellation of offline exams for Class 10 and Class 12 administered by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), and other state boards.