Court quashes KSLU’s even semester exams
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Bengaluru:09.02.2021
The high court on Monday asked the Karnataka State Law University to announce a fresh timetable for students of the first four years of the course, scheduling examinations of odd semesters only.
As far as even semester exams are concerned, students have to be assessed on the basis of their internal assessments to the extent of 50% and the remaining considering their performance in the previous semester (if available). Markscards should also be issued on the same terms vis-avis even semesters, the court said, quashing the November 1, 2020 press release issued by the Bar Council of India and subsequent circular dated November 9, 2020 by KSLU.
The consequential timetable issued by KSLU, along with notifications dated January 13 and 29, 2021, have also been quashed.
Disposing of the petitions filed by law students, Justice R Devdas noted the decisions taken by BCI and KSLU are not backed by expert opinion, unlike the guidelines issued by UGC, keeping in mind the situation created by the pandemic.
The petitioners’ main grievance was with regard to conduct of exams through offline physical mode for intermediate semester students. As per BCI guidelines on November 1, 2020, both online and offline exam options should have been given, they said, adding that KSLU was forcing students to undergo multiple exams in a year, which is beyond their capacity and legitimate expectations.
The university must release a fresh timetable for odd semesters of the first four years
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