The learned counsel for the Board submitted on the basis of the affidavit-in-reply tendered in the Court today that the concession of providing writer at the time of examination is granted only to deaf, dumb, blind, physically disabled and spastic students as per the regulations of the Board. It it stated that a slow learner is provided extra time of 20 minutes per hour as per the circular dated 3rd March, 2012. It is stated that in pursuance of the circular dated 3rd March, 2012, the petitioner is provided extra time, but the petitioner cannot be provided a writer in the absence of any regulation in that regard. It is stated that the petitioner does not have a right to seek the assistance of a writer on the ground that the petitioner is a slow learner, as the concession of providing a writer is not granted to a slow learner and could be granted only to a student falling in the categories referred to herein above. It is stated that the expert doctor has clearly opined that the petitioner does not suffer from dysgraphia and is merely a slow learner, so a writer cannot be provided to him. The learned counsel sought for the dismissal of the Writ Petition.
