Niha A.S v. the Central Board of Secondary Education
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court closed a writ petition filed by a minor student against CBSE regarding unverified marks. The Court directed the petitioner to approach the respondents for the answer book under the RTI Act 2005 instead, noting the petitioner filed the petition after statutory deadlines had expired.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to approach respondents under the RTI Act 2005 for the answer book.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023 / 3RD PHALGUNA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 3828 OF 2023
PETITIONER/S:
NIHA A.S
AGED 17 YEARS
D/O. SAREEJ A, VILLA NO. 1 GREEN WOODS, CHEVARAMBALAM,
KOZHIKODE- 673017. MINOR REPRESENTED BY FATHER AND
NATURAL GUARDIAN, SAREEJ A, S/O. ALI, AGED 48 YEARS,
VILLA NO. 1 GREEN WOODS, CHEVARAMBALAM, KOZHIKODE., PIN
- 673017
BY ADVS.
T.D.SUSMITH KUMAR
T.O.DEEPA
C.SIVADAS
RESPONDENT/S:
1 THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION REPRESENTED BY IS ITS CHAIRPERSON. SHIKSHA KENDRA, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, DELHI., PIN - 110092
2 THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, SHIKSHA KENDRA, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, DELHI., PIN - 110092
3 THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION REPRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL OFFICER. THE REGIONAL OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, L.I.C DIVISIONAL OFFICE CAMPUS, BLOCK B, 2ND FLOOR, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695004
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner can obtain annotated answer books under the Right to Information Act 2005 instead of seeking verification of marks.
Whether the petitioner filed the petition belatedly given the statutory timeline for mark verification and re-evaluation.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
NIHA A.S
- respondent
THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
- respondent
THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
- respondent
THE REGIONAL OFFICER THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
- respondent
JDT ISLAM NEW HOPE ENGLISH SCHOOL
Case details
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