The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to direct reopening of the CBSE’s post-result revaluation portal, taking note of the large-scale examination process already undertaken and the fact that students had been provided opportunities to obtain copies of their answer sheets, seek verification and thereafter apply for revaluation.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia was hearing a plea concerning grievances of students relating to the CBSE’s post-result verification and revaluation process. Senior Advocate Tushar Mehta appeared for the petitioner, while Advocate Apar Gupta appeared for students.
During the hearing, the Court noted that a total of 98,66,000 answer sheets were involved in the examination process. The students were permitted, without discrimination, to obtain copies of their answer sheets and avail themselves of the verification mechanism.
The Court noted that around 4.04 lakh candidates obtained copies of their answer sheets for verification, while approximately 1.68 lakh candidates subsequently sought revaluation, which was carried out pursuant to their requests.
The Bench observed that the students had already exercised the options made available to them under the CBSE framework and that the revaluation process had consequently been completed. The Court also took note of the fact that classes had commenced and courses were underway.
Against this backdrop, the Court declined to reopen the CBSE portal, noting that reopening the process at this stage would have wider implications after the prescribed verification and revaluation mechanisms had already been exhausted by the students.
The Court also noted the Supreme Court’s earlier consideration of the issue and clarified that the present proceedings could not result in a general reopening of the post-result process. Individual students with specific grievances, however, would remain entitled to pursue remedies available to them in accordance with the applicable mechanism.
The Court thus refused to direct a general reopening of the CBSE revaluation portal.
