Lakshya v. Central Board of Secondary Education and Anr

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(229)o o o o o o CWP-7533-2022o o o o o o Dateoofodecision:o-o07.07.2023o Lakshyaoo ....Petitionero o Versuso o CentraloBoardoofoSecondaryoEducationoandoanotheroo o o o o.....Respondentso o o CORAMo:oHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoVIKASoBAHLo o o Present:-o Mr.oPuneetoKumaroBansal,oAdvocateo o o forotheopetitioner.o o o o Mr.oBeantoSinghoSeemar,oAdvocateo o o forotheorespondents.oo o o o o o ****o o VIKASoBAHL,oJ.o(ORAL)o o o o

1.o o PresentowritopetitionohasobeenofiledounderoArticleo226oofotheo ConstitutionoofoIndiaoforotheoissuanceoofoaowritoinotheonatureoofomandamuso directingotheorespondentsotooreleaseotheoresultoofotheopetitioneroofoClass-XIIo foro theo yearo 2021o aso theo resulto haso beeno withheldo ando showno ino theo categoryo ofo N.E.o (Noto Eligible)o aso pero certificateo datedo

03.08.2021/23.02.2022o(AnnexureoP-6)oissuedobyotheorespondent-Board.o FurtheroprayerohasobeenomadeoforoquashingoClauseo42(v)oofoCentraloBoardo ofoSchooloExaminationo(hereinafteroreferredotooaso'CBSE')oBye-laws,oaso amendedovideonotificationodatedo01.02.2018o(AnnexureoP-7).oInoeffectotheo petitioneroisochallengingocertificateo(AnnexureoP-6)ovideowhichotheoresulto ofo theo petitionero ofo Classo XIIo haso beeno showno ino theo categoryo ofo 'noto eligible'obyotheorespondent-Board.ooo

2.o o Pleadedocaseoofotheopetitioneroinotheowritopetitionoisothatotheo CWP-7533-2022o -2-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o petitionero waso aostudentoofo Shrio BalaoJio Sr.o Sec.o Schoolo VPOo Kalingao Bhiwani,oHaryana,owhichoisoaoschooloaffiliatedotooCBSEoandoinotheoClassoXo examinationowhichowereoheldoinotheoyearo2019,otheopetitioneroclearedofiveo subjectsoandohadocompartmentoinotheosubjectoofomathematics.oTheoresultoofo ClassoXodatedo06.05.2019ohasobeenoannexedoasoAnnexureoP-1owithotheowrito petition.oItoisofurtherotheocaseoofotheopetitionerothatoheowasoadmittedoino ClassoXIoinoShrioBalaoJioSr.oSec.oSchooloandotheopetitioneroappearedoinotheo examinationo foro theo subjecto ofo mathematicso ino whicho heo hado ao compartmento ando resulto foro theo sameo waso declaredo ono 24.07.2019o (Annexureo P-2)o aso pero whicho alsoo theo petitionero dido noto pass.o Theo particularso ofo allo theo studentso whoo wereo studyingo ino Classo X1owereo submittedobyotheoschoolotootheorespondent-BoardoinotheomonthoofoOctober,o 2019oandotheoparticularsowithorespectotootheopetitionerowereoalsoosubmittedo andotheorelevantoextractoofotheosameowhereinotheopetitionerowasoshownotoo beoatoserialoNo.26ohasobeenoannexedoasoAnnexureoP-3.oItoisofurtherotheocaseo ofotheopetitionerothatoheoavailedotheosecondochanceoforoclearingotheopaperoino whichoheohadoaocompartmentoandoinotheosameotheopetitionerowasodeclaredo asopassedoinotheoyearo2020.oTheoresult/DMCodatedo15.07.2020,oregardingo theosameohasobeenoannexedoasoAnnexureoP-4owithotheopresentowritopetition.o Itoisotheocaseoofotheopetitionerothatoinotheomeantimeoheowasopromotedotoo ClassoXIIoandothereafteromigrationocertificateodatedo01.07.2021owasoalsoo issuedoandothatoheohadoappearedoinotheoClassoXIIoexaminations,obutohiso resultowasowithheldoandoheowasoputoinotheocategoryoofoN.E.o(NotoEligible)o asoperotheoresultoodatedo03.08.2021/23.02.2022o(AnnexureoP-6).oItoisostatedo thatotheopetitioneromadeoinquiresoandolearntothatoheohasobeenoputoinotheo categoryo ofo 'Noto Eligible'o ono theo groundo thato heo hado passedo theo CWP-7533-2022o -3-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o compartmentoinotheosecondochanceoandonotoinotheofirstochanceoandotheosameo wasoinoviolationoofotheoamendedoClauseo42(v)oofotheoCBSEoExaminationo Bye-lawsowhichohasobeenoannexedoasoAnnexureoP-7oandoasoperowhich,oitoiso stipulatedothatoaocandidateowhooisoplacedoinocompartmentoinotheoSecondaryo SchooloExaminationo(Class-X)oshallobeoadmittedoprovisionallyotooClassoXI,o buto heo wouldo beo requiredo too passo theo compartmento ino theo firsto chanceo whicho isotoobeoheldo inoJuly/Augustoando inocase,o heodoeso noto clearo theo subjecto ino whicho heo haso compartmento ino theo firsto chance,o then,o hiso admissionowouldobeocancelled.oInotheopresentowritopetition,otheosaidoclauseo isoalsoosoughtotoobeochallenged.o

3.o o Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero haso submittedo thato ao perusaloofoabove-saidoClauseo42owouldoshowothatosub-clauseo(i)ostipulateso thatoaocandidateowhoohasobeenoplacedoinocompartmentomayoreappearoatotheo compartmentaloexaminationowhichoisoheldoinoJuly/Augustoandoisoalsootoobeo givenoaosecondochanceoinoMarch/Aprilonextoyearoandocouldofurtheroavailoao thirdochanceoinoJuly/Augustoofotheosucceedingoyear.oItoisosubmittedothato Clauseo42osub-clauseo(v)orequiresotheopetitionerotoopassotheocompartmento examinationoino theo firsto chanceo ando theosaido conditionoiso arbitraryo ando againstolaw,oinasmuchoas,oonceoaopersonohasobeenogivenothreeochancesotoo clearotheocompartmentosooasotoosaveohimofromorepeatingoClassoX,otheosameo numberoofochancesoshouldobeogivenotooclearotheocompartmentosooasotoosaveo himofromorepeatingoClassoXI.oItoisofurtherosubmittedothatoatotheotimeoofo Class-XIIo examination,o theo petitionero hado clearedo theo Classo Xo compartmentoexamination,oalthough,onotoinotheofirstochanceoandothus,ohiso resultoshouldonotohaveobeenowithheld.oo

4.o o Learnedocounseloappearingoforotheorespondents,oonotheoothero CWP-7533-2022o -4-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o hand,ohasovehementlyoopposedotheopresentowritopetitionoandohasoprayedoforo itso dismissal.o Ito iso submittedo thato theo examinationo bye-lawso ofo CBSEo whichoareosoughtotoobeochallengedonowoareoofotheoyearo2018,owhichoisoprioro tootheodateoonowhichotheopetitionerohadogivenotheoexamsoforotheoClassoX.ooIto isoalsoosubmittedothatoasoperoClauseo7.4oofotheoExaminationoBye-laws,o admissionotooClassoXIoinoaoschooloisoopenotooaostudentoonlyoinocaseoheohaso obtainedominimumoGradeo'D'oinoatoleastofiveosubjectso(excludingoadditionalo th6 osubject)oandoinotheopresentocase,otheopetitionerodoesonotohaveoGradeo'D'o thinofiveosubjectsoexcludingo6 oadditionalosubjectoandothus,oisonotoentitledotoo haveo beeno admittedo too Classo XIo aso pero theo saido clause.o Ito iso furthero submittedo thato howevero Clauseo 42(v)o ofo theo Examinationo Bye-lawso providesothatotheoprovisionaloadmissionocanobeograntedotooaostudentosubjecto toohis/heroclearingotheocompartmentaloexaminationoinotheofirstochance.oTheo saidobye-lawsohaveonotobeenochallengedobyotheopetitionerobeforeoappearingo forotheoClassoXoexaminations.oItoisosubmittedothatoapartofromotheofactothato theo petitionero iso estoppedofromo challengingo theosaido bye-laws,o theosaido bye-lawsoareoabsolutelyolegaloandohaveobeenoframedotoomaintainoaocertaino standardo ofo education.o Ito iso submittedo thato theo sameo areo universallyo applicableo too allo theo studentso ando thereo iso noo discriminationo ino itso applicabilityo too theo studentso belongingo too theo sameo class.o Ito iso furthero submittedothatoinocaseoaostudentoisoplacedoinocompartmentoinoClassoX,othen,o theoprovisionostipulatesothatoheowouldobeoprovisionallyoadmittedotooClasso XIo ando wouldo beo grantedo oneo opportunityo too clearo theo compartmento examinationotoobeoheldoinoJuly/Augustoofothatoyearoandoinocase,otheostudento clearsotheocompartmentoexaminationoinoJuly/Augustoofothatoyearoinotheofirsto chance,othen,oheowouldocontinueoinoClassoXI.oItoisostatedothatowhileoframingo CWP-7533-2022o -5-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o theseo clauses,o theo CBSEo ino ordero too maintaino educationalo standardso thoughtoitoprudentonototoogiveomoreothanooneochanceoforoconfirmingoofotheo provisionaloadmissionogivenoinoClassoXI.oTheosecondoandothirdochanceo whicho wereo giveno undero sub-clauseso (i)o ando (ii)o ofo Clauseo 42o ofo theo ExaminationoBy-lawsoareoonlyotoosaveoaostudentofromonotorepeatingoClasso X,obutotheosameocannotobeoextendedotoopermitoaostudentotoogetoprovisionalo admissionoinoClassoXIoconfirmed.oInosupportoofohisoargument,orelianceohaso beenoplacedouponotheojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinocaseo titledoaso'StateoofoMaharashtraoVs.oVikasoSahebraooRoundale',oreportedo aso1992(4)oSCCo435,otoocontendothatoslackeningotheoeducationostandardso wouldobeodetrimentalotoosocietyoandowouldoalsoocreateoaobreedingogroundo forocorruptionoandofeedingosourceoforoindiscipline.oItoisosubmittedothatoino today'so timeo everyo studento iso tryingo too scoreo higho percentageso ando theo studentsowhoohaveocompartmentoinoClassoXoandoareounableotooclearotheo saidocompartmentoinotheofirstoinstanceoshouldonotobeopermittedotoocontinueo inoClassoXIoas,oinocase,otheyoareopermittedotoocontinueoinoClassoXI,othen,o theosameowouldoresultoinoweakeningoacademicostandards.oItoisosubmittedo thatoinotheopresentocase,otheopetitionerocouldonotoclearotheocompartmentalo examinationoofoSecondaryoSchooloinohisofirstoattemptoheldoinoJuly,o2019o andoasoperotheoexaminationobye-laws,ohisoadmissionowasotoobeocancelledobyo theoschool,obutohowever,otheopetitioner,oinoconnivanceowithotheoschool,o concealedotheosaidofactoandogaveoaowrongodeclarationoinotheoregistrationo formoforoSenioroSecondaryoExaminationsoandoinotheoregistrationoformoforo Classo10+2obyostatingothatotheopetitionerowasoeligibleoandothus,oillegallyo obtainedotheoadmissionocardoforoappearingoinoClasso10+2oexaminations.o Referenceo haso beeno madeo byo theo learnedo counselo foro theo respondents-CWP-7533-2022o -6-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o CBSEotooAnnexureoR-1/2otooshowothatotheopetitionerohadoinotheocolumno whicho requiredo himo too mentiono theo detailso ofo theo yearo ino whicho theo petitionerohadopassedoClassoX,otheopetitionerohadostatedo"2019".oTheosameo iso false,o inasmucho as,o ino theo yearo 2019o theo petitionero waso placedo ino compartment,o aso heo hado noto clearedo theo examinationo foro theo subject-mathematics.o Evenowitho respectotoo Classo 10+2o examinations,o theosameo falseo statemento waso madeo ando theo petitionero waso ableo too geto theo rollo numberoissuedoforoClasso10+2oexaminations.oItoisosubmittedothatotheosaido documento Annexureo R-1/2o iso dulyo signedo byo theo petitionero ando ito haso specificallyobeenomentionedoinotheosaidodocumentothatotheodetailsohaveo beenofilledoupoafterothoroughlyocheckingotheosameoandoinocaseoanyomistakeo isodetectedobeforeooroafterotheoresult,othen,otheopetitionerowouldobeosolelyo responsibleoforotheosame.oItoisosubmittedothatoapartofromotheosaidofalseo statement,othereoisoalsooactiveoconcealmentoonotheopartoofotheopetitionero whileo fillingo upo formo (Annexureo R-1/2),o inasmucho as,o thereo waso noo mentionothatoinotheoyearo2019otheopetitionerowasoplacedoinocompartment.oIto isosubmittedothatotheocaseoofotheopetitionerodeservesotoobeodismissedosolelyo ono theo groundo ofo concealmento ando falseo statemento ando sinceo eveno theo schoolohadoconnivedowithotheopresentopetitioner,oinasmuchoas,otheosaido documento waso alsoo signedo byo theo Principalo ofo theo school,o showo causeo noticesohaveobeenoissuedotootheoschool,ocopiesoofowhichoareoannexedoaso AnnexureoR-1/3oandoAnnexureoR-1/4.oItoisosubmittedothatotheoschoolohaso noto beeno impleadedo aso ao partyo ino theo presento petitiono whicho furthero substantiatesotheoconnivanceobetweenotheopetitioneroandotheoschool.oItoiso furtherosubmittedothatoaoperusaloofotheoresultocardo(AnnexureoP-1)owouldo showothatotheopetitionerohadoscoredo3omarksoinotheoryoinomathematicsoando CWP-7533-2022o -7-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o hadoaototaloofo21omarksoandohadogotoGradeo'E'oinotheosaidosubject.oItoiso submittedothatoevenoinotheootherosubjects,otheopetitionerohadoonlyoscoredo 2 1Gradeo 'D /D 'o ando hado thuso scoredo veryo lesso markso eveno ino theo othero compulsoryosubjects.oItoisofurtherosubmittedothatoinotheofirstocompartmento examinationotheopetitionerohadoscoredoonlyooneomarkoinotheoryoandohado scoredo18omarksoinopracticaloandogotoaototaloofo19omarksoandotheosameo clearlyoshowsothatotheopetitionerowasonotoearnesto&osincereotowardsohiso studiesoatothatopointoinotime.ooItoisosubmittedothatoanyosympathyoextendedo towardsotheopetitionerowouldosetoaobadoprecedent.oo

5.oo o ThisoCourtohasoheardolearnedocounseloforotheopartiesoandohaso perusedotheopaper-book.oo

6.o o Theoundisputedofactsoinotheopresentocaseoareothatotheopetitionero hadoappearedoinoClassoXoexamsoconductedobyoCBSEoinotheoyearo2019oando hadosecuredotheofollowingomarks:o-o o o MARKSoOBTAINEDo POSITIONALoo GRADEo Subo Subjecto Theoryo I.A.o o o Codeo Englisho LNGo &o FortyoTwoo D2o 184o 024o 018o 042o LIT.o 002o HindioCourse-Ao 038o 018o 056o FiftyoSixo D1o 041o Mathematicso 003o 018o 021o TwentyoOneo Eo 086o Scienceoo 013o 020o 033o ThirtyoThreeo D2o 087o SocialoScienceo 033o 020o 053o FiftyoThreeo D1o o Additionalosubjecto o o o o o Hind.oMusicoVocaloo Seventyo D1o 034o 002o 075o 077o Seveno o o o Ao perusalo ofo theo sameo wouldo showo thato ino theo subjecto ofo Mathematics,otheopetitionerohadoscoredo3omarksoinotheoryoando18omarksoino practicaloandoinototalo21omarksoandowasothusogivenoGradeo'E'oinotheosaido CWP-7533-2022o -8-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o subjecto ando eveno ino theo othero compulsoryo subjects,o theo petitionero hado 2 1securedoonlyoGradeo'D /D '.ooAsoperoClauseo7.4oofotheoExaminationoBy-lawso ofo CBSE,o admissiono too Classo XIo iso openo too ao studento whoo haso obtainedoaominimumoGradeo'D'oinoatoleasto5osubjectso(excludingotheo6tho additionalosubject)oandosinceotheopetitioneroinotheopresentocaseohadonotogoto Gradeo'D'oinofiveosubjectsoexcludingoadditionalosubject,otheopetitionerowaso notoentitledotoobeoadmitted/promotedotooClassoXI.oClauseo7.4oisoreproducedo hereinobelow:-o o "7.4oAdmissionotooClass-XIoinoaoSchooloshallobeoopenotoosuchoao studentowhoohas:o-o o (a)o Obtainedo minimumo Grade-Do ino atleasto 5o subjectso th(excludingotheo6 oadditionalosubject)ounderoScholasticoAreaoAoasopero theoSchemeoofoStudiesoandoaoQualifyingoCertificate/Gradesheet-cum-Certificateo ofo Performanceo ato theo Secondaryo Schoolo (Class-X)o ExaminationoconductedobyothisoBoard/SchooloaffiliatedotoothisoBoard;o o (b)o Hasopassedoanoequivalentoexaminationoconductedobyoanyo otherorecognizedoboardoofoSecondaryoEducation/IndianoUniversityoando recognisedo byo thiso Boardo aso equivalento too itso secondaryo schoolo examination."o o o o Clauseo 7.4(b)oo iso oadmittedlyo notoapplicableoino theopresento case.oo

7.o o Clauseo42(v)oofotheoExaminationoBye-lawsoofoCBSEoprovidedo thatoaostudentowhoohasobeenoplacedoinocompartmentoinoClassoXoshouldobeo provisionallyoadmittedotooClassoXI,osubjectotoohisopassingotheosubjectoino whichoheohadoaocompartment,oinotheofirstochance,oinotheocompartmentalo examinationso whicho wereo too beo heldo ino July/Augusto ofo thato year.o Theo petitioneroinoviewoofotheosaidoClauseo42(v)oofotheoExaminationoBye-lawsoofo CBSEowasoprovisionallyoadmittedotooClassoXIobyotheoschooloandotheosaido admissionoinoviewoofotheosaidoregulationowasothusosubjectotoohisoclearingo CWP-7533-2022o -9-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o theocompartmentaloexaminationoinotheofirstochance.oTheopetitioneroavailedo theosaidochance,obutofailedotooclearotheoexamoandoaoperusaloofotheoresulto cardo datedo 24.07.2019o (Annexureo P-2)o wouldo showo thato theo petitionero securedoonlyooneomarkoinotheoryoandosinceoheohado18omarksoinopractical,o thus,otheototalomarksothatotheopetitioneroscoredoinomathematicsowereo19,o whichowereoevenolesserothanotheomarksoheohadosecuredoinotheosaidosubjecto inoClassoXoBoardoexamination.oClauseo42(v)oofotheoExaminationoBye-lawso ofoCBSEofurtherostipulatesothatoinocaseoaocandidateoisonotoableotooclearotheo subjectoinowhichoheohadocompartmentoinotheofirstochance,othen,ohis/hero provisionaloadmissionotooClassoXIowouldostandocancelledoandothus,oinoviewo ofotheosameotheoschooloshouldohaveocancelledotheoprovisionaloadmissiono givenotootheopetitioner.ooInsteadoofodoingotheosame,otheoschooloforwardedo theo detailso ofo theo studentso includingo thato ofo theo presento petitionero foro registeringotheosaidostudentsoforoClassoXI/10+2obyomakingofalseostatementso ando concealingo materialo facts.o Theo informationo witho respecto too everyo studentoboreotheosignatureoofothatostudentoandowasoapparentlyosuppliedobyo theostudentothemselvesounderotheirosignatureoandowasoforwardedobyotheo schooloandotheosameohaveobeenoannexedoasoAnnexureoR-1/2oalongowithotheo writtenostatementofiledobyotheorespondent-Board.oAnoextractoofotheosaido documentohasoalsoobeenoannexedoasoAnnexureoP-3obyotheopetitioneroinotheo presentowritopetition.oAoperusaloofoAnnexureoR-1/2o(runningopageo40oofotheo paper-book)owouldoshowothatowithorespectotooClassoXI,oaospecificocolumno requiredotheocandidateotoomentionotheodetailsoofotheoyear,orollonumberoetc.o ofo passingo theo Secondaryo Boardo Examination.o Theo petitionero hado mentionedo theo yearo '2019'o ino theo saido column,o although,o heo hado nevero clearedo Classo Xo ino theo yearo 2019o aso theo yearo wheno theo petitionero hado CWP-7533-2022o -10-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o clearedotheomathematicsoexam,oinowhichoheohadocompartmentoinotheoyearo 2019o waso 2020.o Ito iso ao settledo position,o whicho iso noto disputedo thato ao candidateoisoconsideredopassoinoClassoXoafterohe/sheohasoclearedoallotheo subjects.oTheodateoonowhichotheoentryobasedoonotheoinformationosuppliedo witho respecto too Classo XIo waso madeo waso 15.10.2019o ando thuso theo saido informationosuppliedowasoapparentlyofalse.oTheopetitionerohadosignedotheo saidodocument,owhichoisoalsooapparentofromoAnnexureoR-1/2o(atopageo41oofo theopaper-book).oAosimilarofalseostatementowasoalsoomadeowhileogettingo thregisteredoforoClasso12 oas,oinotheosaidodocumentoalsoo(atopageo41oofotheo paperbook),oitowasomentionedothatoClassoXoexaminationohadobeenoclearedo inotheoyearo2019.oTheosaidodocumentowasoalsoosignedobyotheopetitioneroando theo saido documentso specificallyo containedo ano undertakingo thato theo petitionerohadocheckedoallotheodetailsoandothatoinocaseoanyomistakeowaso detectedobeforeooroafterotheodeclarationoofotheoresult,otheopetitionerowouldo beo responsibleo foro theo sameo ando theo petitionero ino connivanceo witho theo school,obyogivingotheofalseostatement,osucceededoinowronglyogettingotheo rollonumberoforotheoClasso10+2oexaminations,oalthough,oasoperotheobye-lawsoprevalentoatotheorelevantotime,oprovisionaloadmissionoofotheopetitionero tooClassoXIoshouldohaveobeenocancelledobyotheoschool.oItoisotheocaseoofotheo respondent-CBSEo Boardo thato theyo discoveredo theo falseo statemento ando concealmentomadeobyotheopetitioneroonlyowhileopreparingotheoresultoofotheo petitioneroforoclasso10+2oandothus,oinotheoresult,otheopetitionerowasoputo underotheocategoryo'NotoEligible'oforotheoSenioroSecondaryoexaminationso (10+2oClass).oItoisofurtherotheocaseoofotheorespondent-Boardothatotheoschoolo wasoalsooinoconnivanceowithotheopetitioneroasotheoPrincipalohadosignedotheo saidodocumentsoandotheosameohadobeenoforwardedobyotheoschooloandothus,o CWP-7533-2022o -11-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o showocauseonoticesodatedo11.03.2022oando08.04.2022o(AnnexuresoR-1/3o andoR-1/4)ohadobeenoissuedotootheoschool.oTootheospecificoavermentsomadeo inotheowritopetitionowithorespectotooconcealmentoandofalseostatementomadeo byotheopetitioner,onooreplicationohasobeenofiledotoocounterotheosame.oAsohaso beenostatedohereinoabove,oanoextractoofotheosaidodocumento(AnnexureoR-1/2)ohasoalsoobeenoannexedoinotheowritopetitionoasoAnnexureoP-3.oEvenoao perusaloofoAnnexureoP-3owouldoshowothatotheoinformationowithorespectotoo theoyearoofopassingoofotheoClassoXIoexamohasobeenogivenoaso"2019".oNoo explanationohasobeenogivenoinotheowritopetitionoasotoowhyofalseoinformationo hado beeno provided.o Thiso Court,o ono theo basiso ofo above-saido factso ando circumstances,oisoofotheoviewothatothereoisofalseorepresentationoandoactiveo concealmentoonotheopartoofotheopetitionerowhileofillingoupotheodocumentso (AnnexureoR-1/2)oandothus,oonotheosaidogroundoalone,otheopresentowrito petitionodeservesotoobeodismissed.oo

8.o o FromoaoperusaloofoClauseo7.4oofotheoExaminationoBye-lawsoofo CBSEowhichohasobeenoreproducedohereinoaboveoandoalsoofromotheofactsoofo theopresentocase,oitoisoapparentothatotheopetitionerowasonotoentitledotoobeo admittedoinoClassoXI.oTheoonlyoclauseoreferredotoobyobothotheopartiesowhicho provideso foro provisionalo admissiono iso Clauseo 42(2)o ofo theo amendedo ExaminationoBye-laws,owhichoclauseonowoafteromuchodelayoisosoughtotoobeo challengedoinotheopresentowritopetition.oo

9.o o Clauseo42oofotheoAmendedoExaminationoBye-lawsoofoCBSEo includingoClauseo(v),oisoreproducedohereinobelow:o-oo o "42.o Compartmento Examinationo foro Secondary/Senioro SchooloCertificateoExaminationo o 42o(i)o(b)o&o(c),o42(ii)o(b),o42(v)o o CWP-7533-2022o -12-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o

(i)o Ao candidateo placedo ino compartmento mayo reappearedo ato theo compartmentalo examinationo too beo heldo ino July/Augusto sameo yearoandomayoavailohimself/herselfoforotheosecondochanceoino March/Aprilonextoyearoandomayofurtheroavailohimself/herselfoforo theothirdochanceoatotheocompartmentaloexaminationsotoobeoheldo inoJuly/Augustoofothatoyear.oo

(ii)o Ao candidateo whoo doeso noto appearo oro failso ato oneo oro allo theo chancesoofocompartmentoshallobeotreatedotoohaveofailedoinotheo examinationoandoshallobeorequiredotooreappearedoinoallotheo subjectsoatotheosubsequentoannualoexaminationoofotheoBoardo aso pero syallabio ando courseso laido downo foro theo examinationo concernedoinoorderotoopassotheoexamination.oo

(iii)oSyallabio ando Courseso foro theo Compartmentalo candidateso ino Marcho Examinationo shallo beo theo sameo aso applicableo too theo regularo candidateso ofo fullo subjectso appearingo ino theo Marcho examination.o

(iv)oForo subjectso involvingo internalo Assessment,o ino caseo theo candidateo haso passedo ino Internalo Assessment,o he/sheo shallo appearoonlyoonotheoryopartoandopreviousoInternaloAssessmento marksowillobeocarriedoforward.oo

(v)o Theo candidateo whoo iso placedo ino Compartmento ino theo SecondaryoSchooloExaminationo(Class-X)oshallobeoadmittedo provisionallyo too Classo XIo tillo heo passeso theo firsto chanceo Compartmentalo Examinationo too beo heldo ino July/Augusto ofo thatoyear.oHis/heroadmissionoshallobeocancelledoifohe/sheofailso toopassoatotheofirstochanceoCompartmentaloExamination."o o

10.o o Theopetitioneroinoviewoofotheoabove-saidosub-clauseo(v)owaso provisionallyoadmittedotooClassoXI.oSince,otheopetitionerodidonotopassotheo subjecto ino whicho heo hado compartmento ato theo firsto chanceo ando rather,o securedolesseromarksothanoheohadosecuredoinotheoboardoexamination,otheo admissionoofotheopetitionerotooClassoXIoshouldohaveobeenocancelledobyotheo schooloasoisospecificallyoprovidedoinotheoabove-saidosub-clauseo(v).oTheo petitioneroinocollusionowithotheoschoolohadoforwardedofalseoinformationoofo himohavingoclearedoClassoXoexaminationsoinotheoyearo2019oandothus,obyo CWP-7533-2022o -13-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o suppressingo materialo facts,o goto theo rollo numbero foro Classo 10+2o examinations.o Wheno theo respondent-Boardo foundo outo theo same,o theyo rightlyomadeoanoentryoofo'NotoEligible'oinotheoresultocertificateo(Annexureo P-6)oissuedotootheopetitioneroandotheosaidoactoofotheorespondentoauthorityo wasoinoconsonanceowithotheobye-lawsoandodeservesotoobeoupheldoandotheo petitionerodoesonotodeserveoanyoreliefoinotheopresentowritopetition.o

11.o o Challengeo too Clauseo 42(v)o ofo theo Examinationo By-lawso ofo CBSEoisocompletelyodevoidoofomeritoandodeservesotoobeorejectedoinoviewoofo theofollowingoreasons:o-o

(i)oo Noorule,oregulation,obye-lawoorolawohasobeenoreferredotoobyootheo learnedocounseloforotheopetitionerotooshowothatotheopetitionerohado anyolegalorightotoobeogivenomoreothanooneochanceoforoconfirmingo hisoprovisionaloadmissionotooClassoXI.oo

(ii)o Clauseo7.4oasowelloasoClauseo42(v)oofotheoExaminationoBye-lawso wereo ino forceo ono theo dateo wheno theo petitionero hado giveno theo examinationoforoClassoX.ooNoochallengeowasomadeotooanyoclauseobyo theopetitioneropriorotoohimogivingotheosaidoexamination.oItoisoaftero beingoadmittedoinoClassoXIoinoviewoofotheosaidoClauseo42(v)oofotheo Examinationo Bye-lawso ando aftero theo petitionero hado failedo too complyowithotheoconditionomentionedoinotheosaidosub-clauseothato theosaidosub-clauseoisosoughtotoobeochallengedoatothisobelatedostageo ando thus,o aso pero settledo law,o theo principleo ofo estoppelo operateso againstotheopetitioner.o

(iii)o Ino theo prayero clauseo ofo theo writo petition,o challengeo iso noto too ao conditionocontainedoinoClauseo42(v)oofotheoExaminationoBye-lawso ofoCBSE,obutotootheowholeosub-clause.oInocase,otheoreliefosoughtoino CWP-7533-2022o -14-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o theo prayero clauseo ofo theo writo petitiono iso grantedo ando theo entireo Clauseo42(v)oofotheoExaminationoBye-lawsoisosetoaside,othen,otheo sameowouldonotoinoanyowayofurtherotheocaseoofotheopetitioneroasoitoiso onlyotheosaidosub-clauseowhichoprovidesoforoprovisionaloadmissiono inoClassoXI,oinospiteoofotheostudent(petitioneroinotheopresentocase)o havingoaocompartmentoinotheomainoexaminationoandosettingoasideoofo theosameowouldoresultoinotheopetitioneronotoevenobeingoeligibleoforo provisionaloadmissionoinoClassoXIoinoviewoofoClauseo7.4oofotheo ExaminationoBye-lawsoofoCBSEo(toowhichonoochallengeohasobeeno made).o

(iv)o Duringotheocourseoofoarguments,oitohasobeenosubmittedobyolearnedo counselo foro theo petitionero thato theo conditiono incorporatedo undero clauseo 42(v)o ofo theo Examinationo Bye-laws,o witho respecto too provisionalo admissiono beingo subjecto too theo compartmentalo examinationobeingocleared,oinotheofirstochance,oshouldobeoreplacedo andoaocandidateoshouldobeoprovidedowithomultipleochances.oTheo saido argumento deserveso too beo rejectedo aso ino caseo theo sameo iso accepted,othen,otheosameowouldoinoeffectoamountotoorewritingotheo saidoclause.oNoolawoorojudgmentohasobeenocitedobyotheolearnedo counseloforotheopetitionerotooshowothatotheoCourt,omoreosooinotheo presentofactsoandocircumstancesohasotheopowerotoorewriteoaoclauseo formulatedobyoanoexpertobodyoinotheofield.oTheoDivisionoBenchoofo theoBombayoHighoCourtoinoWritoPetitionoNo.5896oofo2020otitledoaso 'MansioVs.oUnionoofoIndiaothroughoMinistryoofoHumanoResourceo Development,oNewoDelhioandoothers',oreportedoaso2021(1)oALLo MRo 446,o whileo consideringo ao challengeo too Circularo datedo CWP-7533-2022o -15-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o

12.08.2020oandoClauseo41.2oofotheoExaminationoBye-lawsoissuedo byoCBSE,owhereby,otheocandidates,owhoodidonotoappearoinotheomaino examinationoheldoinoFebruary/March,o2020oasoregularocandidateso wereoexcludedofromoappearingoinotheocompartmentoexamination,o observedothatotheobye-lawsocannotobeostruckodownobyoCourtoonotheo groundoofounreasonablenessoomerelyobecauseotheoCourtothinksothato itodoesonotoincorporateocertainoprovisionsowhich,oinotheoopinionoofo theocourt,owouldohaveobeenofairoandowholesome,onorotheoCourtocano sayothatoaobye-lawooisounreasonableomerelyobecauseoitohasocarvedo outocertainocategoriesoandoalsoocannotobeoinvalidatedobyotheoCourto ono theo groundo ofo unreasonablenesso ando thato theo bodyo entrustedo withotheopowersotoomakeobye-lawsomustoordinarilyobeopresumedotoo knowowhatoisonecessary,oreasonable,ojustoandofair.oWhileomakingo theo saido observations,o theo Divisiono Bencho hado alsoo takeno intoo considerationotheojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtopassedo ino caseo titledo aso "Maharashtrao Stateo Boardo ofo Secondaryo ando Highero Secondaryo Educationo ando anothero Vs.o o Paritosho Bhupeshkumaro Sheth',o reportedo aso 1984o (4)o Supremeo Courto Cases,owherein,otheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtohadoobservedothatoito wasonotowithinotheolegitimateodomainoofotheoCourtotoodetermineoaso too whethero theo purposeo ofo ao statuteo cano beo servedo bettero byo adoptingoanyopolicyodifferentofromowhatohasobeenolaidodownobyotheo Legislatureo oro itso delegate.o Ito waso furthero observedo thato ito waso withinotheocompetenceoofotheoBoard,otooapplyoitsomindoandodecideo mattersoofopolicyorelatingotootheoconductoofotheoexaminationoando thatotheoCourtoshouldonotosubstituteoitsoownoviewsoinorelationotoo CWP-7533-2022o -16-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o academico matters.o Relevanto portiono ofo theo judgmento ofo theo DivisionoBenchoofotheoBombayoHighoCourtoinoMansioVs.oUnionoofo Indiao(supra)oisoreproducedohereinobelow:o-oo o "22.ooMr.oDeshpande,otheolearnedocounselofororespondentoNo.2o CBSEoohasooreferredotoodecisionoinotheocaseoofoMaharashtraoStateo BoardoofoSecondaryoandoHigheroSecondaryoEducationoandoanothero Vs.ooParitoshoBhupeshkumaroSheth,oreportedoino1984o(4)oSupremeo Courto Cases,o whereino theo o theo Hon'bleo Supremeo courto haso heldo aso under:oo o "Theo questiono whethero ao particularo pieceo ofo delegatedo legislation-o whethero ao ruleo oro regulationo oro othero typeo ofo statutoryo instrument-o iso ino excesso ofo theo powero ofo subordinateo legislationo conferredoonotheodelegateohasotoobeoodeterminedowithoreferenceoonlyotoo theospecificoprovisionsocontainedoinotheorelevantostatuteoconferringotheo powero too makeo theo rule,o regulation,o etc.o ando alsoo theo objecto ando purposeoofotheooActoasocanobeogatheredofromotheoovariousooprovisionsoofo theoenactment.oSoolongoasotheobodyoentrustedowithotheotaskooofoframingo theo ruleso oro regulationso actso o withino theo scopeo ofo theo authorityo conferredoonoit,oinotheosenseothatotheorulesoororegulationsomadeobyoito haveoaorationalonexusowithotheoobjectoandopurposeoofotheostatute,oitoiso notowithinotheoolegitimateodomainoofotheoCourtotoodetermineowhethero theopurposeoofoaostatuteocanobeoservedobetterobyoadoptingoanyopolicyo differentofromowhatohasoobeenolaidodownobyotheoLegislatureooroitso delegate.oooLegislatureoandoitsoodelegateoareotheosoleorepositoriesoofo theopowerotoodecideowhatopolicyoshouldobeoopursuedoinorelationotoo mattersocoveredobyotheoActoforoitsooefficaciousoimplementation.ooAnyoo drawbacksoinotheopolicyoincorporatedoinoaoruleoororegulationowillonoto renderoitoultraoviresoandothereoisonooscopeoforointerferenceobyotheo Courtounlessotheoparticularoprovisionoimpugnedobeforeoitocanobeosaido too suffero fromo anyo legalo infirmity,o ino theo senseo ofo itso beingo whollyo beyondo theo scopeo ofo theo o regulation-makingo powero oro itso beingo inconsistentowithoanyoofotheoprovisionsooofotheoparentoenactmentooroino violationoofoanyoofotheolimitationsoimposedobyotheoConstitution.oo o Noneoofotheoaboveovitiatingofactorsooareoshownotooexistoinotheo presentocaseoandotherefore,oooRegulationo104(3)ocannotobeoheldotoobeo ultraovires.ooInsteadoofoconfiningooitselfotooaoconsiderationoowhetherotheo impugnedo regulationo fallo withino fouro cornerso ofo theo Acto ando CWP-7533-2022o -17-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o particularlyoSectiono36oothereof,otheoHighoCourtoerredoinoembarkingo uponooanoooinvestigationoasotoowhetherotheoprohibitionooagainstotheoo disclosureoandooinspectionoofoansweroobooksoandootherodocumentso imposedobyoRegulationo104(3)owould,oinopractice,oeffectivelyoserveo theopurposeoooofotheoActoensuringoofairoplayotootheoexaminees.ooo o Havingo regardo too theo provisionso ofo sectiono 36,o especiallyo clauseso(c),o(d),o(f)oando(g)oofosub-section(2)othereof,oasoalsoothoseoofo Sectiono19(f)oando(g),oitoisoclearothatoaodutyoisocastoonotheooStateoBoardo tooformulateoitsopolicyoasotoohowotheoexaminationsoareotoobeoconducted,o howo theo evaluationo ofo theo performanceso ofo theo candidateso iso too beo madeoandobyowhatoprocedureotheoresultsooareotoobeofinalised,ocompiledo andoreleased.oooItowasoperfectlyowithinotheocompetenceoofotheoBoard,o ratheroitowasoitsoplainoduty,otooapplyoitsomindoandodecideooasoaomattero ofopolicyorelatingotootheoconductoofotheoexaminationoasotoowhetherooo disclosureooandoinspectionoofotheoanswerobooksoshouldobeoallowedotoo theocandidates,owhetheroandotoowhatoextentoverificationoofotheoresulto shouldobeopermittedoafterotheoresultsohaveoalreadyobeenoannouncedo ando whethero anyo righto o too claimo revaluationo ofo theo answero booko shouldobeoorecognizedoooroprovidedooofor.oAllotheseoareomattersowhicho haveoanointimateonexusowithotheoobjectsooandopurposeoofotheoenactmento andooare,otherefore,owithinotheoambitoofotheogeneralopowerotoomakeo regulationsoconferredounderosub-sectiono(1)oofoSectiono36.ooInoaddition,o theseomattersofallooalsoowithinotheoscopeoofooclauseo(c),o(f)oando(g)oofoo sub-sectiono(2)oofotheosaidosection.oo o TheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoofurtheroheldothat:oo o "TheoCourtoshouldobeoextremelyoreluctantotoosubstituteoitsoowno viewsooasotoowhatoisowise,oprudentoandoproperoinorelationotooacademico matterso ino preferenceo too thoseo formulatedo byo professionalo meno possessingotechnicaloexpertiseoandorichoexperienceoofoactualoday-to-dayoworkingoofoeducationaloinstitutionsoandodepartmentsocontrollingo them.oItowillobeowhollyowrongoorotheocurtotoomakeoaopedanticoando purelyoidealisticoapproachotootheoproblemsoofothisoonature,oisolatedo fromotheoactualorealitiesoandograssorootoproblemsoinvolvedooinotheo workingoofotheosystemoandounmindfuloofotheooconsequencesowhicho wouldoemanateoitoaopurelyoidealisticoviewooasoopposedotooaopragmatico oneowereotoobeopropounded.oo o 23.oooHavingoregardotootheolandmarkojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoo Supremeo Courto ino theo caseo ofo Maharashtrao Stateo Boardo ofo CWP-7533-2022o -18-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o Secondaryo ando Highero Secondaryo Educationo ando anothero Vs.o ParitoshoBhupeshkumaroShetho(supra),otheolegalopositionoisonowowello establishedothatoevenooaoobyeolawocannotobeostruckodownobyoCourtoono theogroundoofounreasonablenessoomerelyobecauseotheoCourtothinkso thato ito goeso furthero o thano "iso o necessary"o oro o thato ito doeso noto incorporateocertainoprovisionso which,oinotheoopinionoofotheocourt,o wouldohaveobeenoofairoandowholesome.oTheoCourtocannotosayothatooao bye-lawooisounreasonableomerelyobecauseoitohasocarvedooutocertaino categories.o Ito cannotobeosaidothato otheobyelawoandocircularoundero challengeoareomanifestlyounjust,ocapricious,oinequitableoooropartialoino itsooperation.ooItocannotobeoinvalidatedobyotheoCourtoonotheogroundoofo unreasonableness.o Theo responsibleo representativeo bodyo entrustedo withotheopowersotoomakeobye-lawsomustoordinarilyobeopresumedotoo knowowhatoisonecessary,oreasonable,ojustoandofair.oo o 24.oTheoexpertsoinotheooeducationofieldohaveooframedotheopolicyo andoaccordingly,omadeoamendmentoinotheoExaminationoBye-lawsoofo CBSEoandoonothatobasis,oimpugnedocircularohasobeenoissued,owhicho provideso categorieso ofo studentso whoo areo eligibleo foro compartmento examination.oo o xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo o o Thereoisonooscopeoforointerference.oWeohaveosympathyoforotheo petitioner-studentoowhoocouldonotoappearoforoFebruary-March,o2020o examinationo(main)obecauseoofoherooprolongedoillness.ooBut,oweocannoto permitotheopetitionerotooappearoinocompartmentoexaminationotoobeoheldo ino theo montho ofo September,o 2020o ino viewo ofo theo circularo datedo

12.08.2020ooandotheooClauseo41.2oofootheoExaminationooBye-laws.oooTheoo petitionerodoesonotoofitoinotheocategoriesoofocandidates/ostudentsoomadeoo ino theo o circularo ando aso such,o weo deemo ito fito noto too exerciseo o ouro extraordinaryo jurisdictiono byo invokingo Articleo 226o ofo theo ConstitutionoofoIndia.oo o 27.ooo Havingo regardo too o theo aboveo reasons,o weo areo noto inclinedotooograntoanyoreliefoinofavouroofotheopetitioner.ooo o 28.oo Writopetitionostandsoodismissed."oo o o o Inotheoabove-saidocase,otheopetitionerocouldonotoappearoasoao regularostudentoofoClassoXoonoaccountoofotheofactothatosheohadotoo undergoosurgeryoandowasonotokeepingogoodohealth,owhichofactowaso CWP-7533-2022o -19-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o notodisputedobyotheorespondentsoandotheopetitionerothereinowantedo tooappearoinotheocompartmentaloexaminationostatedotoobeoheldoino theomonthoofoSeptember,o2020.oSinceotheopetitionerothereinowasonoto permittedotooappearoinotheocompartmentoexaminationoonotheobasiso ofoaocircularoissuedobyotheoCBSEoandoalsooinoviewoofoClauseo41(2)o ofo theo Examinationo Bye-laws,o theo sameo wereo soughto too beo challengedoinotheoabove-saidowritopetition.oTheoDivisionoBench,o aftero makingo theo above-saido observations,o dismissedo theo writo petitiono ando observedo thato thereo waso noo scopeo foro interference,o evenothoughotheoCourtohadosympathyoforotheopetitionerothereinowhoo couldonotoappearoforoFebruary-March,o2020oexaminationo(mains)o becauseoofoheroprolongedoillness.o

(v)o oItoisonototheocaseoofotheopetitionerothatosimilarlyoplacedostudentsoareo beingodiscriminatedoagainstobyovirtueoofotheosaidosub-clauseoando thus,otheosaidoclauseocannotobeostatedotoobeodiscriminatory.oClauseo 42(i)oofotheoExaminationoBye-lawsoextendsoaobenefitotoostudentsoino ordero too saveo themo fromo repeatingo Classo X.o Sub-clauseo (v)o ofo Clauseo 42o ofo theo Examinationo Bye-lawso iso witho respecto too confirmationoofoprovisionaloadmissionograntedotooaostudentowitho respecto too Classo XIo ando thus,o theo saido twoo clauseso haveo beeno framedoforotwoodifferentopurposesoandotheosaidoclausesocannotobeo statedotoobeoarbitrary,oillegalooroinoviolationoofolaw.oTheopleaoraisedo byotheopetitionerotootheoeffectothatograntoofothreeochancesobeoreado intooinoClauseo42(v)oonotheogroundoofocompassionoalsoodeservesotoo beorejectedoasoitoisotheosettledolawothatowhereoaopersonodoesonoto haveoaolegaloright,othen,omisplacedocompassionowillonotomeetotheo CWP-7533-2022o -20-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o endso ofo justice.o Ao Co-ordinateo Bencho ofo thiso Courto ino CWPo No.14584o ofo 1999o titledo aso 'Puneeto Choprao ando otherso Vs.o CentraloBoardoofoSecondaryoEducationoandoanother,oreportedoaso 2000(3)oS.C.T.o339,oafterotakingointooconsiderationotheosubmissionso madeobyotheopetitionerothereinotootheoeffectothatotheopetitionerohado studiedoforooneoyearoinoClassoXI,oreiteratedotheoaboveopositionoofo law.oRelevantoportionoofotheosaidojudgmentoisoreproducedohereino below:o-oo o xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxoo xxxo xxxoo o Aopersonoonlyopasseso10thoclassoexamination,owhenoheoclearso allotheosubjects.oItois,otherefore,orightlyothoughtothatoonlyooneochanceo shouldo beo giveno too passo theo examinationo ino theo montho ofo July/August,o 1999.o Admittedly,o theo petitionerso failedo too passo theiro examinationoinotheofirstoattempt.oTheyostilloremainedocompartmentalo candidates.oThus,otheyocannotomakeoanyogrievanceoinothisoregard.o o 7.oo Onobehalfoofotheopetitioneroitowasosubmittedothatotheseo rulesowillonotoapplyotootheopetitionersobecauseoatothatotimeotheyowereo studyingoinoClasso10.oTheosaidoargumentoisofallacious.oTheoamendmento wasoeffectedoinotheoyearo1998.oItowouldoapplyotooallotheocandidateso whoopassedoClasso10.oTheopetitionersoonlyotookotheoexaminationoino Classo10oinoMarch/April,o1999.oTheorulesowereoalreadyoenforced.oIto would,otherefore,oapplyowithoalloitsovigourotootheopetitioners.o o xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxoo xxxo xxxoo o 9.oConfrontedowithothatopositionoitohadobeenopointedothatosinceo petitionerso haveo almosto studiedo foro oneo yearo ino Classo 11,o theiro academicosessionoshouldonotobeodisturbed.oInothisoregardotheopleaoiso totallyodevoidoofoanyomerit.oTheoreasonobeingothatoifoaopersonodoesonoto haveoaoright,othenomisplacedocompassionowillonotomeetotheoendsoofo justice.oItowouldoonlyobeodefeated.oTheoSupremeoCourtoinotheocaseoofo Guruo Nanako Devo Universityo v.o Parmindero Kr.o Bansal,o AIRo 1993o SupremeoCourto2412,oinothisoregardoheldo:-o o "Fromo theo serieso ofo orderso thato keepo comingo beforeo uso ino academico matters,o weo findo thato loose,o ill-conceivedo sympathyo masqueradesoasointerlocutoryojusticeoexposingojudicialodiscretionotoo CWP-7533-2022o -21-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o theo criticismo ofo degeneratingo intoo privateo benevolence.o Thiso iso subversiveoofoacademicodiscipline,oorowhateveroisoleftoofoit,oleadingotoo seriouso impasseo intoo academico life.o Admissiono cannoto beo orderedo withouto regardo too theo eligibilityo ofo theo candidates.o Decisionso ono mattersorelevantotoobeotakenointooaccountoatotheointerlocutoryostageo cannotobeodeferredoorodecidedolaterowhenoseriousocomplicationsomighto ensueo fromo theo interimo ordero itself.o Ino theo presento caseo theo Higho Courtowasoapparentlyomovedobyosympathyoforotheocandidatesothanobyo anoaccurateoassessmentoofoevenotheoprimaofacieolegaloposition.oSucho ordersocannotobeoallowedotoostand.oTheoCourtsoshouldonotoembarrasso academicoauthoritiesobyoitselfotakingooverotheirofunctions."o o Sameo waso theo viewo expressedo subsequentlyo ino theo caseo ofo Centralo Boardo ofo Secondaryo Educationo v.o Nikhilo Gulati,o AIRo 1998o SupremeoCourto1205.oItowasostatedo:-oo o "Occasionalo aberrationso sucho aso these,o wherebyo ineligibleo studentsoareopermitted,ounderoCourtoorders,otooundertakeoBoardoand/oro Universityoexaminations,ohaveocaughtotheoattentionoofothisoCourtomanyo aotime.oTooaddoitofurther,otheoCourtsohaveoalmostoalwaysoobservedothato theoinstanceoofosuchoaberrationsoshouldonotobeotreatedoasoaoprecedento ino future.o Sucho casualo discretiono byo theo Courto iso nothingo buto ano abuseoofotheoprocess;omoreosoowhenotheoHighoCourtoatoitsoleveloitselfo becomesoconsciousothatotheodecisionowasowrongoandowasonotowortho repeatingo aso ao precedent.o Ando yeto ito iso repeatedo timeo ando again.o Havingosaidothisomuch,oweohopeoandotrustothatounlessotheoHighoCourto cano justifyo itso decisiono ono principleo ando precept,o ito shouldo bettero desistofromopassingosuchoordersoforoitoputsotheo'RuleoofoLaw'otooao mockery,oandopromotesoratherotheo'RuleoofoMan'."o o Asopointedoandoreferredotooabove,otheopetitionersodidonotohaveoao legaloright.oSinceotheyodidonotohaveotheolegaloright,otheoaboveosaido argumentobasedoonocompassionomustoloseosignificance.oo o 10.oo Forotheseoreasons,otheowritopetitionsobeingowithoutomerito mustofailoandoareodismissed.oTheopartiesoareoleftotoobearotheiroowno costs.o o Petitionsodismissed.o o o Inotheoabove-saidocase,oprayerowasomadeoforoquashingoofotheo instructionso ofo theo CBSEo Board,o ono accounto ofo which,o theo petitionerothereinohadobeenodeniedotoocontinueostudyingoinoClassoXIo CWP-7533-2022o -22-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o forohavingofailedotooclearotheocompartmentaloexaminationoinotheo firstochanceowithorespectotooClassoX.oTheosaidoinstructionsowereo challengedo beingo illegal,o unlawful,o arbitraryo ando discriminatoryo ando beingo ino violationo ofo theo principleso ofo naturalo justice.o Co-ordinateoBenchoofothisoCourt,oafterotakingointooconsiderationotheo argumentso raisedo byo theo parties,o observedo thato ao studento passeso ClassoXowhenohe/sheoclearsoallotheosubjectsoandothus,oitohasobeeno rightlyostipulatedobyotheoCBSE-Boardotoogiveoonlyooneochanceoforo clearingotheoexam,oinowhich,oaostudentohasoaocompartmentoandoonceo theo saido studento hado failedo too passo theo saido examo ino theo firsto attempt,othen,otheosaidostudentowouldoremainoasoaocompartmentalo candidateo ando couldo noto beo promotedo too Classo XI.o Coordinateo BenchoplacedorelianceoonojudgmentsoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourto inocaseotitledoaso'GuruoNanakoDevoUniversityovs.oParminderoKr.o Bansal',oreportedoasoAIRo1993oSupremeoCourto2412oandoinocaseo titledo aso 'Centralo Boardo ofo Secondaryo Educationo vs.o Nikhilo Gulati',o reportedo aso AIRo 1998o Supremeo Courto 1205o ando aftero consideringotheosame,otheowritopetitionsofiledobyotheostudentsowereo dismissed.oTheofactsoofotheoabovesaidocaseoareoveryosimilarotootheo factsoofotheopresentocase.ooo

(vi)o Inocaseotheobenefitoofosecondochanceoasowelloasothirdochanceoiso extendedo too ao student,o whoo haso beeno provisionallyo admittedo too Classo XI,o theno theo sameo wouldo createo ano anomalouso situation,o inasmuchoas,otheothirdochanceounderosub-clauseo(1)oofoClauseo42oofo theoExaminationoBye-lawsotoosaveotheocandidateofromohavingotoo repeatoClassoXowouldobeogivenoinotheomonthoJuly/Augustoofotheo CWP-7533-2022o -23-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o nexto year,o whereas,o theo annualo examinationso areo too beo heldo ino March/Aprilo ando thus,o ao studento whoo haso noto eveno clearedo examinationsoofoClassoXowouldobeoeligibleoforoappearingoforotheo examinationso Classo XI.o Sub-clauseo (v)o ofo Clauseo 42o ofo theo Examinationo Bye-lawso stipulateso thato theo compartmentalo examinationobeoclearedoinoJuly/Augustoofotheosameoyearoinotheofirsto chanceoandothus,oevenoforoallopracticalopurposes,oisolegaloandovalid.o oo Thus,okeepingoinoviewotheoabove-saidofactsoandocircumstances,o thisoCourtoisoofotheoopinionothatoClauseo42(v)oofotheoExaminationoBye-lawso ofoCBSEoisolegaloandovalidoandodeservesotoobeoupheld.o

12.o o Theo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courto ofo Indiao ino Vikaso Sahebraoo Roundale'socaseo(supra)ohasoheldoasounder:o-o o "xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo o 12.o Articleo 51Aoenjoinso everyo citizeno byo clauseo (h)o too developo theo scientifico temper,o humanism,o theo spirito ofo inquiryo ando reformo ando clauseo (j)o enjoinso aso theo fundamentalo dutyo too striveo towardsoexcellenceoinoallospheresoofoindividualoandocollectiveoactivityo soothatotheonationoconstantlyorisesotoohigherolevelsoofoendeavouroando achievement;o(a)orespectoofonationaloflagoandonationaloanthem;o(e)otoo promoteoharmonyoandospiritoofocommonobrotherhoodoamongstoallotheo Indiano peopleo transcendingo religious,o linguistico ando regionalo oro sectionalodiversitiesotoorenounceopracticeoderogatoryotootheodignityoofo woman;o (f)o too valueo ando preserveo richo heritageo ofo ouro compositeo culture,o etc.o areo someo ofo theo basico dutieso witho whicho theo buddingo studentsoneedotoobeoinculcatedoandoimbibed.oTheyoshouldobeosowedoino theoreceptiveomindsoinotheiroformativeoperiodsosoothatotheyotakeodeepo rootso ato maturity.o Theo teachero needs,o noto onlyo theo trainingo ato theo inception,obutoalsooperiodicaloorientationsoinothisobehalfosoothatotheo childrenowouldoreapotheorichobenefitothereof.oooooxxxoooxxxooxxxo Theo disregardotoostatutoryocomplianceowouldoamountotoolettingolooseoofo innocenceoandounwaryochildren.oooooooxxxo xxxo xxxo xxxo Slackeningo CWP-7533-2022o -24-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o theostandardoandojudicialofiatotoocontrolotheomodeoofoeducationoando examiningosystemoareodetrimentalotootheoefficientomanagementoofotheo education.o Theo directionso too theo appellantso too disobeyo theo lawo iso subversiveoofotheoruleoofolaw,oaobreedingogroundoforocorruptionoando feedingo sourceo foro indiscipline.o Theo Higho Court,o therefore,o committedomanifestoerroroinolaw,oinoexercisingoitsoprerogativeopowero conferredounderoArto226oofotheoConstitution,odirectingotheoappellantso toopermitotheostudentsotooappearoforotheoexaminationoetc."oo o o o Anyo interferenceo byo thiso Courto ino favouro ofo theo petitionero wouldosendoaowrongomessageoandowouldoresultoinoloweringoofoeducationalo standards.oo

13.o o Keepingoinoviewotheoabove-saidofactsoandocircumstances,otheo presentowritopetitionobeingosansomeritodeservesotoobeodismissedoandois,o accordinglyodismissed.oo

14.o o Beforeo partingo witho theo presento judgment,o ito wouldo beo relevantotoonoteothatoono18.05.2023,othisoCourtohadopassedotheofollowingo order:o-oo o "Learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero prayso foro ao shorto adjournmento too geto instructionso ono theo aspecto aso too whethero theo petitioneroisoreadyotootakeoadmissionoino11thoclass.oo o Learnedo counselo foro theo respondentso iso alsoo directedo too geto instructionsowithoregardotoosaidoaspect.oo o Adjournedotoo26.05.2023.oo o Toobeotakenoupoato02:45oPM.oo o o o o o o o (VIKASoBAHL)oo o o o o o o o oooooJUDGEoo Mayo18,o2023"o o

15.o o Inopursuanceoofotheoabove-saidoorder,olearnedocounseloforotheo respondent-CBSEo haso goto instructionso too theo effecto thato ino caseo theo petitioneroisoreadyotootakeoadmissionoinoClassoXI,othen,otheorespondent-CBSEowouldohaveonooobjectionotootheosaidocourseoofoaction.ooo CWP-7533-2022o -25-oo 2023:PHHC:085939o o

16.o o Learnedocounseloforotheopetitioner,ohowever,oprayedothatoheo wantedotoopressotheowritopetitionoonomerits.oo

17.o o Although,otheopresentowritopetitionohasobeenodismissed,obutoito wouldobeoopenotootheopetitionerotooseekoadmissionoinoClassoXIotoowhichotheo respondents-CBSEo wouldo haveo noo objection,o buto theo sameo wouldo beo subjectotootheonormsoformulatedobyotheoStateoandotheoapplicableoRuleso&o Regulations.oo

18.o o Inoviewoofotheoabove,otheopresentowritopetitionoisodismissedo withotheoabove-saidoobservations.oo o ooooooooooooo o ooooooo(oVIKASoBAHLo)o Julyo07,o2023o oooooo oooooo o ooooJUDGEo naresh.ko o o Whetheroreasoned/speaking?o o Yeso o o Whetheroreportable?o o o Yeso