Court refuses to allow girl to write Class XI public examination
CHENNAI, JULY 26, 2018 00:00 IST
She was nine days short of completing 15-and-a-half years
The Madras High Court has refused to allow a girl, who was nine days short of completing 15-and-a-half years, as on April 1 this year, to write the Class XI public examination. The court held that granting exemption to the girl would open a Pandora’s box of similar requests and therefore she could not be allowed to write the examination.
Dismissing her writ petition, Justice S. Vaidyanathan said the State government had decided to allow only those who had completed 15-and-a-half years to appear for Class XI examination and those who had crossed 16-and-a-half years to write Class XII examinations. The decision was taken to avoid unnecessary pressure on younger children.
‘Circumstances of case’
“The petitioner might be a bright student but the totality of circumstances will have to be taken into account for the purpose of allowing the student to take up the examination. In this case, the shortage of nine days cannot be waived... Students who face pressure not only from schools, but also from parents, will have to be safeguarded,” the judge observed.
In her affidavit, the petitioner had claimed to have completed her Class X through regular schooling and scored 461 out of 500 marks in the public examinations held in March 2017.
CHENNAI, JULY 26, 2018 00:00 IST
She was nine days short of completing 15-and-a-half years
The Madras High Court has refused to allow a girl, who was nine days short of completing 15-and-a-half years, as on April 1 this year, to write the Class XI public examination. The court held that granting exemption to the girl would open a Pandora’s box of similar requests and therefore she could not be allowed to write the examination.
Dismissing her writ petition, Justice S. Vaidyanathan said the State government had decided to allow only those who had completed 15-and-a-half years to appear for Class XI examination and those who had crossed 16-and-a-half years to write Class XII examinations. The decision was taken to avoid unnecessary pressure on younger children.
‘Circumstances of case’
“The petitioner might be a bright student but the totality of circumstances will have to be taken into account for the purpose of allowing the student to take up the examination. In this case, the shortage of nine days cannot be waived... Students who face pressure not only from schools, but also from parents, will have to be safeguarded,” the judge observed.
In her affidavit, the petitioner had claimed to have completed her Class X through regular schooling and scored 461 out of 500 marks in the public examinations held in March 2017.
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