CBSE’s ‘rigid’ stand overruled: Why Uttarakhand High Court saved Class 11 student from ‘wasting’ two years

CBSE Registration Deadline Extension Case: Safeguarding the academic interests of a student, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to register a Class 11 student for senior secondary examination who missed the mandatory registration deadline due to a prolonged illness.

Justice Alok Mahra was hearing a plea of a student seeking direction to the CBSE to register him for the senior secondary examination.

“Non-registration of the petitioner in Class 11 would result in grave and irreparable prejudice, as he would be deprived of appearing in the senior secondary examination and, consequently, two valuable academic years of his life would stand wasted,” the court observed on January 21.

The order added that the case of the petitioner is a genuine one and involves the academic future and career of a student.

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