Disposed

Sonam Harijan and Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy., Secondary Education, Lucknow and Others

Allahabad HC6 Mar 2024/2297/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Petitioners sought a direction for re-examination of a Civics paper due to inability to reach the center. The court granted liberty to file individual representations and disposed of the writ petition without adjudicating merits.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to file fresh individual representations before the Board to be considered and decided within ten days.

Sonam Harijan and Others Vs State of U.P. Thru… — Education and Admissions | Allahabad HC (2024)

¶1

Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:20443

¶2

Court No. - 17

¶3

Case :- WRIT - C No. - 2297 of 2024 Petitioner :- Sonam Harijan And Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy., Secondary Education, Lucknow And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anand Singh Pawar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

¶4

Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.

¶5

Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties no.1 to 7.

¶6

In view of order being proposed to be passed, notices to opposite parties no.8 to 10 stand dispensed with.

¶7

Petition has been filed seeking a direction to concerned authority for conduct of re-examination of Civics subject paper for the Intermediate Board Examination 2024 before pronouncement of results of the same.

¶8

It has been submitted that petitioners were unable to participate in the aforesaid examination on account of distance between their residences and Centre allocated to them. It is submitted that the first paper ended in the evening on 22.02.2024 whereas the second paper was due to start from 08.00 A.M. on 23.02.2024. It is submitted that it was only on account of distance that petitioners who are female students were unable to participate in the aforesaid examination by the time prescribed.

¶9

Mr. P.K. Singh, learned State counsel however submits that there is no provision for such re-examination and even otherwise petitioners would be eligible to participate in the back paper examination.

¶10

It has been submitted that with regard to aforesaid grievance, petitioners have already submitted their representation which may be directed to be decided.

¶11

Considering innocuous prayer being made by learned counsel for petitioners and without entering into the merits of the case petitioners are granted liberty to file fresh individual representations before opposite party No.3 i.e. Secretary, Uttar Pradesh State Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Prayagraj, U.P. In case such representation is filed, the same shall be considered and decided within a period of ten days from the date a certified copy of this order is produced

¶12

before the said authority.

¶13

With the aforesaid observation, petition stands disposed of .

¶14

Order Date : - 6.3.2024 Subodh/-

¶15

Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Sonam Harijan and Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy., Secondary Education, Lucknow and Others

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Sonam Harijan and Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy., Secondary Education, Lucknow and Others

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

All orders in this case

Similar cases

Smt. Maya Vs Nagar Ayukt Municipal Commissioner Nagar Nigam Lko.and Anr.

Annapurna Verma Vs State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Energy and 5 Others

Ram Gopal Vs Managing Director U.P. Jal Nigam Urban Lko. and 2 Others

Sonam Harijan and Others vs State of U.P. Thru. Secy., Secondary Education, Lucknow and Others

Sunjeet Pandey Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Rural Development Deptt. and 6 Others

Smt. Smriti Gupta Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Basic Education Deptt. Lucknow and 5 Others