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{QRD£1l XXXVIII RULE (1)]
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
(UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA)
WRIT PE~I_TION (CIVIL) NO. OF 2020
IN THE MATTER OF:
YASH.DUBE-Y . ... PET.lTI.ON$R.
VERSUS
. UNION OF INOlA & ORS. ... CONTESTING RESPONDENTS
WITH
I.A. No. OF 2020
Application for interim re'lief; ang
lA. Ne. Q-F 2-0Z.O:
Application. seeking listing d-ue- to extreme. urgency; and
LA. No. OF 2020
Application seeking exemption from filing requisite court
fees; and
I.A. No. OF 2020
Application seeking exemption from filing original affidavit
and Vakalatnama/ notarised
PAPER BOOK
[KINDLY SEE INSIDE FOR THE INDEX]
ADVOCATE· FOR THE PETITIONER: RAJ KAMAL
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turned into quarantine
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letter written by the
Government of Odisha
to the HRD Ministry
regardlfig request to
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to their decision of
can ceiling the
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181 ANNXEURE P-8:
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10.07.2020 filed.
before this Hon'ble
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2()1 ANNXEURE P-10: I
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' 0 1;:;)j (UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA) l~ I - I ;:jij WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. OF 2020 !:) ~ * ~ I ;8;: IN THE MATTER OF: ~; • I W I :•.-... ~ ' ~--
!W\ YASH DUBEY ... PETITIONER ~! q t ~% VERSlJS ii' ~ t ~ ~ :{!j UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ...CONTESTING RESPONDENTS !1 I I ~~~~ OFFICE REPORT ON LIMITATION [1 . ~
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PROFORMA FOR FIRST LISTING
The case pertains to: SECTION: PIL
i. Central Act : Constitution of India - - -
ii. Section : Article 21.
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iv. Rule no(s). : N.A
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vii. State Rule : N.A.
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ix. Date of Impugned Interim : NA
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x. Date of Impugned final
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xi. Name of the High Court
xii. Names of Judges :
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1. Nature of matter Writ Petition (Civil)
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II The present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner, Yash Dubey, Ill ~ M ~ M M who is a final year law student of the Career College of Law, !) ~ . ~ ~ !W Barkatullah University, Bhopal {M.P.) and the Petitioner No. 2 which ~i ~ . ~ ~ ~
§~1! is an association- of public spirited, young. and vigilant law students if I . . I Hi and lawyers, across the country, registered under . Society ~;
I I ~~i!j Registration Act, 1860 bearing registration no. 24/2013-2014 and ~:,j
tl~ ·have .Registered Office at: 2nd Floor, Savitri City Center, Jail Road ~l I 8 )!1! -Chauraha, Haldwani, District- Nainital, Uttarakhand and i;: @ . ~
~~~ correspondence address at, B-3, LGF, Jangpura Extension, New Delhi- ii: ~.- ~~ • I [;~~ 110014. Law students from around 126 institution/colleges across f:i ~ ~
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' I inj Petitioner No.2 has worked for the welfare and skill enhancement of (:! I . . ·- I m the students and young lawyers. Even during the lockdown, t: .:-:.:·:· c·:· ~ ~
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~@ students from law schools across the country. Petitioner No. 1 is also iii I I ~~~~ the circle head of Madhya Pradesh (Student Wing) of the Youth Bar ~~ :t·:~·l •:·: •. ~!ij Association of India ("YBAI") is filing the present writ petition under ~ .~-9. ,., ~A .LO
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Article 32 of the Constitution of India to bring to the notice of this
Hon'ble Court the grave and serious problems faced by thousands of
students across the country in view of the notification dated
06.07.2020 ("MHA Notification") issued by the Ministry of Home
Affairs ('MHA') providing for the compulsory conduct of final term
examination by Vniversities and Institutions and the Revised
Guidelines on· Examination and Academic Calendar for the
Universities issued by the University Grant Commission ("UGC") on
06.07.2020 ("Revised UGC Guidelines"), inter alia seeking issuance
of a writ of Mandamus, or any appropriate writ, order or direction to
the Union of India through the Ministry of Home Affairs (Respondent
No. 1, herein) and to the University Grant Commission (Respondent
No.2, herein}, directing as under:
a. to provide for alternative mode of assessment .of the final
year students, in wake of ·Corona Vtrus disease outb-reak
('COVID-19');
b. to direct the Respondent No.2 to call upon the universities to
still mit a set 6f parameters for evalliatioh 6f tfie sti.ideht:S on
the basis of the past performance of the student;
c. to promote the students on the basis of the performance in
the previous semesters by taking an aggregate score for all
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d. to quash the notification dated 06.07.2020 issued by MHA
{Respondent No. l, herein) and subsequently: the Revised
UGC Guidelines dated 06.07.2020.
It is most respectfully submitted that the Petitioner by way of the
present petition seeks intervention of this Hon'ble Court for
protection of his life and thousands of other students, whose basic
Right to Health, which is an inseparable part . of Right to Life
enshrined n n d er Article 21. of the Constitution do£ India, is violated, in.
View 6f the arbitrary ReviSed UGC Guidelines and MHA notification,
providing for compulsory conduct of examination.
lt is most respectfuTiy submitted tliat Too"king at tne criticality and
grave urgency of the situation, the Petitioner on 10.07.2020, wrote a
Letter Petition to this Hon'ble Court seeking suo-mota cognizance of
this Hon'ble Court and further requesting this Hon'ble Court to keep
the . Revised UGC Guidelines and the MHA, Notification dated
09.07.2020, in abeyance, until the COVID induced situation
normalises. Since, the Petitioner has n~t yet received any reply on his
letter petition, he is constrained to file the present writ petition,
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It is further most respectfully submitted that the qmduct of
examination (either online/offline/blended) in the prevailing
unprecedented circumstances of health emergency wi!I expose the
examinees to a great risk and will amount to flagrant violation of
basic principle of .right to health which is an important facet of right
to life as observed by this Hon'ble Court in the matter of Devika
Biswas v. Union of India, {2016) 10 SCC 726.
It is most respectfully submitted that the Revised UGC Guidelines are '
being issued at the time when the entire country i:s at -huge risk of
being exposed to the virus and when there is an exponential growth
in the total number of cases in the country which has already crossed
the tally of 10.38lakh and when the country has reached the stage of
community spread. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on
18.0.1.2020 inter alia stated that ... "this is now an exponential ,growth.
Every day the number of cases is increasin,g by more than around
30,000. This is really a bad situation for the country. There are so many
factors connected with ·it but overall this is now spreadin,g to rural
areas. This is a bad sign. It now shows a community spread."
It is most respectfully submitted that the compulsory conduct of the
examination at this stage will severely affect the health of the
students and will expose them to huge risk. It is further most
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life must satisfy the tes~ of reasonable, just and fair procedure. This
Hon'ble Court in plethora of judgements have held in clear and
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procedure prescribed by "law" and such "law" must be reasonable,
fair and just. It cannot be arbitrary, whimsical or fanciful. The MHA
Notification and the Revised UGC Guidelines are not only arbitrary
but have been issued as an afterthought in complete disregard to the
life, safety and health of the students.
It is further submitted that amid nationwide demand to scrap final
year university exams due to the rising number of coronavirus cases,
the Yuva Sena, which is .the youth wing of the political party Shiv
Sena, on 18.07.2020 filed a similar writ petition before this Hon'ble
' Court, challenging the decision of the University Grants Commission
(UGC) to conduct final year exams.
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24.03.2020 Owing to COVID-19 pandemic, complete
lockdown was imposed in the country for a
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15.04.2020 MHA extended the lockdown till 03.05.2020.
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related to COVID-19 pandemic.
07.07.2020 In view of the increasing number of cases, the
Government of Maharashtra wrote a letter to
the HRD Ministry regarding the revised lJGC
guidelines on University exams and had argued
that the UGC guidelines on exams and academic
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cancel the final year university exams in view of
the CO IVID-19 pandemic.
09.07.2020 In view of the increasing number of cases, the
Principal Secretary of Department of Higher
Education and School Education Department,
Government of West Bengal wrote a letter to
the Respondent No. 3 to re-examine the
guideline providing for the compulsory conduct
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students in September 2020, as several
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future of students facing their final
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Funjab Higher Education Minister wrote a
letter to the HRD Ministry regarding the revised
UGC guidelines on University exams requesting
him to re-examine the guidelines. He said that
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implement the decision by not making the
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year I semester students. State universities have
been asked by the state government to come up
with "a set of parameters for evaluation on the
basis of the students past performance" and
award them degree.
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that " ... out of 945 Universities (as per the list
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demand to scrap final year university exams
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CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
(UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA)
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. OF 2020
1. YASH DUBEY
S/0 MR. SANJAY KUMAR DUBEY
... PETITIONERS
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WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
INDIA SEEKING ISSUANCE OF A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF
MANDAMUS, ORDER oR I)IRJ::CtiON OF SIMILAR NAtURE TO
THE RESPONDENTS TO TAKE IMMEDIATE AND EFFECTIVE
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RIGHT TO LIFE WHICH INCLUDES RIGHT TO HEALTH IS BEING
VIOLATED IN VIEW OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 06.07.2020
ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS AND THE REVISED
GUIDELINES DATED 06.07.2020 ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY
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STUDENTS IN WAKE OF CORONA VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK
{'COV.ID-19'). WREAKING.HA.YO.CW1T.H.MANKIND.
To
The Hon'ble Chief Justice of India and
His Companion Judges of the Supreme Court of India
The humble petition of the Petitioner above named
MOST RESPECTFULLYSHOWETH:
1. The present writ petition, has been filed by the Petitioner Yash
' Dubey, who is a final year law student of the Career College of
Law, Barkatullah University, Bhopal (M.P.) and is also the circle
head of Madhya Pradesh (Student Wing) of the Youth Bar
Association of India ("YBAI") seeking issuance of a writ in the
nature of mandamus, order or direction of similar nature to the
respondents to take immediate and effective actions to protect
the life of the petitioner and thousands of similarly placed .
students whose basic right to life which includes right to health is
being violated in view of the notification dated 06.07.2020 issued
by the ministry of home affairs and the revised guidelines dated
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06.07.2020 issued by the university ~rant commission inter alia
providing for the compulsory conduct offinal term examination
and also issue a direction to the respondents to devise an
alternative model for assessment of the final year students in
wake of coron~ virus disease outbreak ('COVID-19') wreaking
havoc with mankind.
1 A. That, the Petitioner No. 2 is an association of public spirited,
young and vigilant law students and lawyers, across the country,
registered under Society -Registration Act, 1860 bearing
registration no. 24/2013-2014 and have Registered Office at: 2nd
Floor, Savitri City Center, Jail Road Chauraha, Haldwani, District-
Nainital, Uttarakhand and correspondence address at, B-3, LGF,
Ja.ngpura Extension, New Delhi-110014. The petition is being
filed· through its National President Student Wing, Mr. Rahul
Kumar; the authority letter has been duly issued in his name on
behalf of the society and is annexed alongwith the
Vakalatnama. Law students from around 126 institution/colleges
across the country are part of Petitioner No. 2's society. The
Petitioner No. 2 has one student representative from each
institution/college. The Petitioner No. 2 has worked for the
welfare and skill enhancement of the students and young
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in taking steps for augmentation of knowledge of the young law
students and lawyers across the country. That the Petitioner No.
2, even in these testing days; organised a 10-day virtual school on
Mediation; which was· joined by around 190· students from law
schools across the country.
1 B. That, cause of action for fling t):le present writ petition arose on
06.07.2020 when the MHA notification dated 06.07.2020 and the
Revised UGC Guidelines dated 06.07.2020 were issued, inter alia
providing for the compulsory conduct of examination of the final
year students, which will expose the examinees to a great risk
and wiU amount to flagrant violation of basic principle of right to
health which is an important facet of right to life.
2. The present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioners under
Article 32 of the Constitution of India, inter alia seeking issuance
of a writ ·of Mandamus, or any appropriate writ, order or
direction to the Union of India through the Ministry of Home
Affairs (Respondent No. 1, herein) and to the University Grant
Commission {Respondent No.2, herein), directing as under:
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6· a, to provide for alternative mode of assessment of the final·
year students, in wake of Corona Virus disease outbreak
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b. to direct the Respondent No. 2 to call upon the universities
to submit a set of parameters for evaluation of the students
on the basis of students past performance;
c. to promote the students on the basis of the performance in
the previous semesters by taking an aggregate score for all
the semesters and extrapolating them to calculate the
marks for the final semester; ·
d. to quash the notification dated 06.07.2020 issued by MHA
fRespondent No, 1, herein} and subsequently the Revised
UGC Guidelines dated 06.07.2020.
3. That the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 are "State" in terms of Article 12
of the Constitution· of India and· as such are amenable to the Writ
Jurisdiction of this Hon'ble Court.
4. In the above background, the factual background leading to the .
·instant writ petiti-on·are -being narrated·hereinbelow·for the kind
·consideration of this Hon'ble Court:
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1 i. The World Health Organisation ("WHO") on 11.03.2020
declared COVID-19 as a Pandemic. On 24.03.2020, to combat
·the pandemic, the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India announced
a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, which was further
extended by . MHA . on 15.04.2020 till 03.05.2020, on
01.05.2020 till17.05.2020 and on 17.05.2020ti1131.05.2020.
ii. That on.29.04.2020, UGC issued Guidelines on Examination
and Academic Calendar for the Universities in view ofCOVID-
19 Pandemic and subsequent Iockdown; providing that the
terminal semester(s)f final year examinations ·may be
conducted between 01.07.2020 to 15.07.2020.
iii. That in order to meet the urgency, many coiieges and
university campus were made quarantine centres. In this
regard, a copy of news articles are annexed herewith and
marked as "Annexure P-1" {Page No-63. to '4?J .
iv. That, in view of increasing number of COVID-19 cases, many
states like ·Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and
Maharashtra1 announced cancellation of examination for final
year ·students /self" promotion of the final year stu-dents;
v. · That on 06.07.2020, MHA permitted the conduct of
examination by Universities and Institutions. The MHA in the
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wherein it provided for conductio.n o.f terminal
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Guideline to conduct examination by end of September in the
interest of the physicaljmental well-being of students. A copy
letter dated 09.07.2020 issued by the Department of Higher
Education-and School Education Department, Government of
West Bengal addressed to the Ministry of HRO (Respondent
No.3, !lerein} is annexed herewith and marked as "Annexure
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x. On-09.07.2020, in :view ofthe increasing number .ofCOVLD-19
cases, the Government of Odisha wrote a letter to the HRO
Ministry regarding the revised UGC guidelines on University
exams and had requested to allow them to adhere to their
decision of cancelling the University exams. A copy of the
relevant news clipping is annexed herewith and marked as
"Annexure P-7" (Page No.bt to b~·
xi. On 10.07.2020, the Petitioner wrote a Letter Petition seeking
suo-moto cognizance of this Hon'ble Court and further
requesting this Hon'ble Court to keep the Revised UGC _
Guidelines and the MHA Notification dated 09.07.2020, in
. abeyance, until the COVID induced situation normalises. A
copy of the Letter Petition dated -10.07.2020, is annexed
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Ministry regarding the revised UGC guidelines on University
exams requesting Central Government to grant "freedom to
states to work out_ their own assessment methods, without
compromising on the quality and academic credibility". They
said that "they are not in a position to conduct college
examinations for the final year /semester students in
September 2020; as several- educati-onal instituti-ons have
been converted into COVID-19 care Centre. Such a move in
the backdrop of the spread of corona virus will jeopardise the
future of students facing their final year /semester exams. A
copy of Press Release dated 11.07.2020 regarding letter
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guidelines on University exams requesting him to re-examine
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conduct online examination. It is appalling to note that there
have been incidences of suicide being committed by a student
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xvi.That it is trite to note that the MHA Order and the Revised
UGC Guidelines were being issued in complete disregard to
the life, safety and health of thousands of students. The
Revised UGC Guidelines riot only provides for a m-odel which
is extremely dangerous for the lives of thousands of
attendees (students of final-year/semester cohorts) but at
the same time it is extremely dangerous for the Professors
who will be invigilatingthe exams. In this regard, a copy of
the newspaper article of Times of India, dated 19.04.2020, is
annexed herewith- and marl{ed as "Annexure---P--131' (Page
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final year university exams due to the rising number of
coronavirus cases, the Yuva Sena, which is the youth wing of
the political party Shiv Sena, on 18.07.2020 filed a similar
writ petition before this Hon'ble Court, challenging the
decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to
conduct final year exams.
In these circumstances, the Petitioner had no choice but to
- approach this Hon'ble Court for suitable directions to the
Respondents so that the fundamental rights guaranteed to the
people of this country under the Constitution are not violated.
5. That the Petitioner herein is approaching this Hon'ble .Court
Jmder Article 32 of the Constitution of India, on fnti'Jr alia the
fol~owing grounds:
GROUNDS
A. BECAUSE the Revised UGC Guidelines are in sheer violation of
the fundamental right of life enshrined under Article 21 of th.e
Constitution, which includes within its ambit, Right to Health.
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B. B-ECAUSE the Revised UGC Guidelines are arbitrary, irrational
1,mjust and unfair and is in complete violation of Article 14 of the
Constitution. The said Guidelines fails to take into consideration
the difficulties which will be faced by the students while
appearingjmQ.king arrangements to appear in the examination,
which will entail the students (who have already travelled to
their hometown} to migrate from orte place to atidther,irt order
to attend the examination. This will also involve risk of staying in
shared accommodation as various colleges and hQstels have been
converted into quarantine centers;
C. BECAUSE the Revised UGC Guidelines are in flagrant violation of
the fundamental rights as it fail to take into consideration the
infrastructural disparities. It fails to consider that the conduct of
online examination will indubitably work against the interest of
students whose access to internet is precarious and who do not
have personal computers or laptops in their house, which is
imperative to conduct online examination. Certain cases of
suicide have been reported due to failure of attending online
classes due to lack of proper internet facilities, computer or
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of the students to pay their examination fee or to bear stay and
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E. BECAUSE the issue involved in the present matter is similar tci
the matter of Amit Bath/a v. Central Board of School
Education, 2020 SCC OnLine SC 537, wherein the ·issue
concerning the conduct of examination of Class X and XII of CBSE
and ICSE was involved and this Hon'ble Court vide Order dated
26.06.2020 was pleased to take on record the draft notification
presented by CBSE and ICSE. The notification inter alia provides
for cancellation of examination of classes X and XII, which were
scheduled from 01.07.2020 to 15.07.2020. The notification
presented by CBSE further .provides for an assessment scheme as
suggested by the competent committee of the CB$-E; for
declaration of result for both Class X and XII.
F. BECAUSE while India has already crossed the tally of 10.38 lakh
and while number of states are bringing back lockdown of
various types, the deadline of September 2020 for conduct of
examination is unattainable and if the virus continues to spread,
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announce examinations and the students will continue to be in a
limbo about their future.
G. BECAUSE in case the infection does not subside (which seems to
be the real prospect as per the World Health Organization's latest
communication), it would mean that the UGC either extends the
deadline further or universities are forced to conduct online
exams. This will take the students backwards rather than
forward.
H. BECAUSE it is baffling to note that just one semester of
examination will be determinative of the integrity and value of a
degree for which students worked hard for six to ten semesters,
as the case may be and have also appeared for internal
examinations for the sixth or tenth semester. '
I. BECAUSE the UGC is completely mistaken while citing examples
of top-ranking Universities such as MIT, Cambridge in order to
justify its reasoning for conduction of examination during Covid-
19 Pandemic. By doing so, the UGC has totally neglected the .
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facing, it is quite unrealistic to justify the reasoning of conduction
of virtual examination by relying ·on examples of the premier
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these· universities· foHow are·!argely accommodative of stud·ent's
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J. BECAUSE the direction regarding the compulsory conduct of
examination are being issued while the entire country is
suffering due to extremely emergent situation of health hazard
which is also accompanied by disastrous situation in certain
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K. BECAUSE after the issuance of the MHA notification and the
Revised UGC Guidelines several states including Delhi, Tamil
Nadu, Punjab, Maharasthra, Odhisa and West Bengal have
announced cancellation of all upcoming examinations to be
conducted in state universities, both for final year /semester
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. L. BECAUSE issuance of provisional degree for the final year ij 4 t ~~ students is the need of the hour and the repeated insistence on il I ® @i the conduction of final year examination in the current % m r j!~j circumstances, is practically impossible and is altogether a ~~ M I @ discriminatory process, in. That insistence c;m the conduct of fl!i ill I ~~~~ examination and non-issuance of provisional degree will l~
i1&i jeopardize the future of students in their final year. !:': I . . I Wi1 M. BECAUSE the Revised Guidelines not only provides for a model W I . . . I :~M which is extremely dangerous for the lives . of thousands of ::::: I · I :m attendees (students of final-year/semester cohorts} but at the :m
~~~ satne time it is extremely dangerous for the Professors who will ~ I . . . . I {:~l be mvigrlating the exams. ~'!.· ~ ~
N. BECAUSE the present model of conduct of inline examination will
give rise to an elitist culture where the advantage will go to the
rich, who have access to online facilities and also to those.
institutions which are privileged to provide online facilities and
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H~t ---- · r· .~nl Superspeciality Aspirants & Residents v. Union of India, !):
I . . I ~@ (2019) 8 sec 607, has in clear and categorical terms held that ( I . f ~f:;i the right to health is integral to the right to life. The relevant !iii W I 'jj~j portion of the :said judgement is extracted hereunder, for the j)!
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Further; this Hon'·ble Court in the matter of Devika- :Biswas v;
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heath is an integral facet of right to life. The relevant extracts of
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107. It is well established that the right to life under Article 21 of
the Constitution includes the right to lead a dignified: and
meaningfullife and the right to health is an integral facet of
this right. In CESC Ltd. v. Sub hash Chandra Bose [CESC
Ltd. v. Subhash Chandra Bose, (1~92) 1 SCC 441 : 1992 SCC
{L&S} 313] dealing with the right to health of workers, it
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P. BECAUSE the suggested model of conduction of compulsory
' examination takes the students backwards rather than forward.
It effectively brings in second phase of postponement of
examination, which creates a cloud of uncertainty for thousands
of students. It will serve as a barrier for the students, who had
already received job offers, to join the work force and will also
prevent them to augment their knowledge by going for higher
studies.
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interest of the students who have received a pre-placement offer
or who have secured post graduate admission in certain
prestigious universities of the world. It can work. as a factor
wliich might lead to loss of jobs, loss ofsecured admission and in
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t21 6, The Petitioner herein craves the liberty of this Courtto add, alter,
modifY or amend the grounds during the pendency of this Writ
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7. The Petitioner herein states that he has not filed a similar Writ
Petition or any: .other Petition before this Hon'ble Court or any
other Court/s involving the subject matter of this Petition, which
is pending or has been disposed of .
8. This Hon'ble Court has the jurisdiction to entertain the present
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9. This writ petition is made bona fide and in the interest of justice.
10. That the annexure filed with the petition are true copies of the
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PRAYER·
It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be
pleased to issue.a writ or any: appropriate order or directions to;
a) issue a writ of Mandamus, or -any appropriatewrit, order or
direction to quash and set aside the notification dated
06.07.2020 issued by MHA (Respondent No. 1, herein) and
subsequently the Revised UGC Guidelines dated 06.07.202.0;
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dir-ection to the respondents to provide for alt-ernative mode of
assessment of the fi-nal year students, in wake of -Corona Virus
disease outbreak ('Covid-19); and
c) Issue a writ of Mandamus, or any appropriate writ, order or
direction to Respondent No. 2 to call upon universities to
submit a set of parameters for evaluation of the students on
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provisional degrees to the students;
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direction to respondents to promote the students on the basis
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UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDlA (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION PETITION) WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. OF 2020
IN THE MATTER-OF:
Mr. Yash Dubey & Anr. ...... Petitioner
Versus
Unipp -of India & Oth:vrs •..••• Contes.ting Resp:ondent£
AFFIDAVIT
I, Mr. Yash Dubey, aged about 23 years, S/o Mr. Sanjay Kumar Dubey, Rio
304, Near Water Head, Tela Jamalpura, Bhopal (M.P.)- 462001, presently at
Bhopal{M.P.), do hereby solemnly state andaffum as l,l!lder:
1. That I am a final year student of B.A. LL.B (Bon's) of Career College
of ~~\V-,_ :@~k~~ll~ll. qniv~sity-, ~hop~l (M)'.) ~1~ I ~n ~liy
~onversant with the ia~ts and ~ir~umstancesofthe present case.
2. That I have read and understood the contents of the accompanying
~YPoP!\i~ ·am\ tfw ~i~t of fu:t~!\ ~g~ N·q. & to}A.J {l,nd th~ c\vil writ petition {Page No._J__ to W and Applicati~n for interim relief
.(Pa,ge No. __ to __) and Application seeking listing due to
extreme urgency and exemption from .filing duly .affmned .affl.da.¥it
{Page N:o, __ to __) !Wd. ! sJ;a,~e th.a:t the contents therein m-e true to.·
my personal knowledge and nQthing material has been concealed there
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I, the above named Deponent, do hereby verify that the contents of the
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Verified at Bhopal on this 20th day of July 2020.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA. (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION PETITION) WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. OF 2020
IN THE MATTER OF~
Mr. Yash Dubey & Anr. .. .. .. Petitioner
Versus
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Union of India & Others . ..... Contesting Respondents
AFFIDAVIT
I, Mr. Rahul Kumar, aged about 22 years, S/o Dhananjay Kumar, RJo
Cooperative' Colony. Dipugarha, Hazaribag, Jharkhand presently a student of
Law College Debradun faculty of Uttaranchal University, do hereby solei1U1ly
state and afflrm as under:
1. That I am National President of the Student Wing of the Youth Bar
Association of India (Petitioner No. 2, herein) and I am fully conversant with
the facts and circumstances of the pre$ent case and duly authorized by the
Petitioner No. 2, to swear the instant affidavit.
2. That I have read and understood the contents of the accompanying Synopsis
and the List of Dates (Page No.Ji_ to /.Yl) and the civil writ petition
(Page No.-!- to f}.£J and Application for interim relief (Page No. __ to ·
___) and Application seeking listing due to extreme urgency and exemption
from filing duly affirmed affidavit (Page No. __ to__) and I state that
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false and nothing material has \Jeen concealed there from.
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Students, colleges in fix as hostels turn Covid centres
In a bid to increase its bed capacity, the state government is converting
colleg~ host~ls into Covid Care Centres.
Published: 02nd July 2020 06:47AM I Last Updated: 02nd July 2020
06:47am
Students from Bangalore University vacate their hostel after authorities
decided to turn the premises into a Covid centre I vinod Kumar T
By Pearl Mar-ia D'Souza
·Express News-service
BENGALURU: In a bid to increase its bed capacity, the state government is
converting college hostels into Covid Care Centres. A hurried decision was
taken on Tuesday, leaving both students and college managements in .a tight
spot Student unions have claimed that students were asked to pick up their
luggage and leave, on short notice. College administrations are· expecting
complete closure of campuses to facilitate turning hostels into quarantine
centres, which not just delays resumption of academic activities l;n,1t also
. spreads a sense of fear among students.
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At the University Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, girls had to be hurriedly moved
into. the. b.oys' hostel.. "lt. w.as .. sttessful," said UAS. VJce"Cbancello.r Raj.e.ndr.a
Prasad. The institute has three girls' hostels which can accommodate 600
inmates. While many have gone home, some researchers, including students
from !CAR, Kota, and even foreign students, have stayed back to complete
their experiments for Kharif crops;
Doctors started arriving on campus on Tuesday, leaving students agitated.
Those who hac:! left their belongings in the.,hostel and gone ho.me, .are.
struggling to· move· them to· safer· places; Many· of them· said· they· had-left
behind valuables. "There is a need to keep their belongings safe," said
Srudents' federation of India state sem~tary K Vasudev<~reddy, "AI~o. why are
gl;!!}\f~r 11~\i C:"!~~~ !!1!!19!"!ty ho~~~!~ b~!~g \l~~li f9r th!~?"
The Postgraduate and Re~earch Students' l)nion, Bangalore University, had
al~o written to the V-C against converting hostels on the university campus
into Covid facilities, when a team· led· by the vice-chancellor and BBMP
comm-issiuner· i-nspected· the· hustels· on· June 29; . Two girls' hostels in·
Bangalore University - BDA Mpstel and North East Mostel - have been
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over the hostels only after all hotels in the city are filled up.
· The university has decided to allow all teachers to work from home till july ·. • 0. .
31. This short notice has created tension among students, sa-id Apoorva CM;
vice-president, AID SO Bengaluru District Committee, adding that those who ·
reside in districts like Kalaburagi, Bidar, Dharwad were deeply
distressed.Citing practical difficulties due to the ongoing examination at its
main campus, .PES!nsitute ufTechnulogy has· decided not to allocate hostels
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• k '~}[ the se(:on<;l campus at Electronics City and free to quarantine 100 inmates. if I t 2~i! Corona care in Seven more ins~tutions !;t;i ~- . ~ ~ ~~i: With the numbe.r of.corona:virus .cases on the rise in Bengaluru, IJJ;!MP. had !? ~ ~ ''$~' ,•.,
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~~~ liSe has already reported three positive cases on campus, and stopped re- r~ * . . % m entry of stuoents. "The initial cases were among the stan; The management ~ii! 0 ' . t @) has released a circular warning about expulsion from hostels if studemts do i:)ij
l~~ not follow rules. How is that logical when a person under quarantine is asked ~~ • • w ~ :;:•::~ to leave hostel?" a student said. :•§:
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'College hostels converted'into quarantine facilities'
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT MAY18,
2020 17:49 IST UPDATED: MAY 18,
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Plan to isolate those coming from other States
THOOTHUKUDI
With· the influx of people from the northern· States increasing· heaVily; the
district administration has created quarantine facilities at 9. places In the_
district to isolate for two wee_ks those who are coming from other States, ·
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Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Mr. Sandeep said hostels of 9 colleges
had been converted into quarantine facilities with adequate number of beds
and medical facilities as the number ·of returnees from Maharashtra, Gujarat,
Delhi and Rajasthan was swelling_ everyday. A total of 700 beds had been
created in these places.
!"le said the district administration had put in place all possible measures to
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residents in 11 containment zones in the district.
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11ML"' for lnfonnal:ion of o.ll bo;l.i"dcrs of AU111n UnlYmit)'. Student's Ho~u:h th:lt the Di~tri .. 1 Oi:ml.ter Man01gemm1 (_DI»o_l> ln_exc~islll of the pov.<crv~ted_upc:m il'>ide smioo 3~. "ubl«tion l:d ;uwi (j) oftlw Dntriet Di~ Mlwagemcct Act ZOOS \'lc,konkr no. 0DMN4:!!CHR'202U1"..Ut·IIJ191bwJ 2l.OS.!O!O tW. n:qui!ftiontd all !he Stutk:llll. hos!el of lhe Unh'l:rsity for Qlllb'IUltint CCfllru nnd · COVID Care O:ntrol in the Uni't'crsjt~. The- boi!rdc11 Qf tbc l}nlvenity h0!.1cls arc therefore atluwcd 10 t:tlo:.c lhdr bclonging5 from thcif: .. ~ti\'C hand!!. mi 2.~~~~ 1Uld.26111 May 2020 hc:twc:en 10 AM to 4 PM. Nu rxleodon of dJRt- will be·KDolnl. Follllwin~ guklcli~ arc 10 ~ :-.1rictl~· adhcn:d in regaN to i1.
I. ThQ studcnl!ii have to bring their IdentitY Dtrd, and prWucc the ,..amc tit ~ccurity ~~tc nntl mukc prt.tpct c=nuy intt) Rcgi!ilcf:1illl ilst:i tcr re~re'--"'i\~ "-':!.lll.:n:>. I"Ct'wc: cnller.:tiutl uf itcnt!j,. fro1n the ho~tcls.
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·1. liomJ~fAuthorikd ~- \1iiUinl;t111irt OUultk 1hc c;mipu~; lb"C: not illoli.'C'd to viilil any olhcr b_UiidingslfDCili'tict or the UniVCJSiJ)I. They 1U'C W:Kl l}l)f .:~ltowcd to vi~il Ull}' conlccn in tl!c uiuvcDity.
S, O~rii'DUiliuriJ~tl pr:tSO:Iii '\'iiilin,c from ou~ide rhc earn~~ nrc. nt>l lillowc:d to 1'11«'1 ;tn)' otlw;r Rci.vdcrs;/~/f:U;~tl1\tl.f\.1: hl'~ lhe ~Olj\IJ~
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1. Ucnt~taff whQ.IIl'l:- _~_ying-·in hr:»acl_ prenU5C.i ut prcsczu n~cU IIIJI .u-oay aboul. tbcir Jt.l.:ly.
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According to the data released .by the Ministry .of Health and Family Welfare,
Assam has a total of329 COVID-19 cases as on May 24.
With classes on hold and many hostel residents at home due to the coronavirus
pandemic and the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19,
campuses of various educational institutes have been turned into (juarantine
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MAI\IIT h~stels.ccmverted. into. quarantine centre~ No. assurance for safety
of belongings, says student
As per the order issued, all buildings and rooms of MANIT were supposed to be
sanitized and handed over to SDM TT Nagar Rajesh Shukla and this has left
thousands of students with outrage and devastating stage.
By Venisha Sah
Published on: Wed 10th June 2020, OB:S6 PM
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corona positive cases in Bhopal, the district administration
started preparing the Maulana Azad National Institute of
Technolo9y (MANIT) the biggest quarantine center of the
state, as per earlierreports.
Moreover, this was also being done due to the possibility of
getting 10,000 active patients at the same time. The order
had been issued by Additional Collector Ashish Vasistha. As
.. per the order issued, all buildings and rooms of MANIT were
supposed to be sanitized and handed over to SDM TT Nagar
Rajesh Shukla. On May 27, 2020, 200-room Hostel Number-
11 was already being handed over to the SDM.
After converting 300 hostel rooms in a quarantine centre, the
management has left thousands of students with outrage and
devastating stage. On the instructions of the district
administration, Director Narendra Singh Raghuwanshi broke
the locks of all the rooms of the hostel and put the belongings
of the students in the warehouse and arranged for a bed to
keep the relatives of the infected patients in the rooms.
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the hostel roorris and states that "what will happen if
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Ministry of Home Affairs permits conduct of
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New Delhi, July 6, 2020
Ministry of Home Affairs, in a letter ·to Union Higher
Education . Secretary, today permitted conduct of
examinations by Universities and .Institutions. The final Term
Examinations are to be compulsorily conducted as per the
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UGC Revised Guidelines on Examinations and Academic
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Introduction
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued
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Universities in View of COVID-19 Pandemic and Subsequent
Lockdown on 29th April, 2020. In these Guidelines it was ·
proposed to conduct the examinations in July 2020. The said
Expert Committee was requested to revisit the Guidelines for
Examinations and Academic Calendar as the number of
COVID cases are still rising and likely to increase further. The
Report of the Expert Committee was considered and
approved by the Commission in its emergent meeting held on
6th July 2020.
In continuation to earlier Guidelines issued on 29.04.2020
and based on the Report of the Expert Committee, the
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GUIDELINES
In view of the emerging situation related to COVID-19
pandemic in India, it is important to safeguard the principles
of health, safety, fair and equal opportunity for students. At
the same time, it is very crucial to ensure academic
credibility, career opportunities and future progress of
stuc;lents globally. Academic evaluation of students is very
important milestone in any education system. The
performance in examinations gives confidence and
satisfaction to the students and is a reflection of competence,
performance and credibility that/ is necessary for global
acceptability.
1. Mode of Terminal Semester/ Final Year Examinations
(2019-20)
The universities are required to complete the examinations
by the end of September, 2020 in offline (pen & paper)/
online/ blended (online + offline)· mode following the
prescribed protocols/ guidelines related to COVID-19
pandemic.
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IGI:tii/C4QI('i<i ~ 3i1<Wr University Grants Commission (~ ~cT'i futF.m ~ .. liffii o:Wf.k)
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Ph,, 011-23236288/23239337 fo" 011-2323 8858 E-mail:_ [email protected]
8" July 2020
SUmdaru·6pmrtlng·Procedure·(S0P)·for·eonduct·of·Examinations
Respected Madam/Sir,
The University Grants Commission (UGC) vide letter dated 6" July, 2020 has issued 'UGC Revised Guidelines on Examinations and Academic Calendar for the Universities in view or COVID-19 Pandemi.c'. As per the· letter the Universities have been askcQ to complete the' conduct of Terminal Semester(s)/ Fine.l Year examination!1- by the end Clf 30" September, 2020 .
In addition, the M.inistry ofHuman Resource Development. Government of India vi.de Office Memorandum F.No.16-1612020-UIA, dated 6" July, 2020 has issued instructions for conduct of examinations wherein the MHRD has fonnulated detailed SOP for conduct of examinations with·measures to be taken in. view of-COVIP-1.9 situation, duly vetted by the Ministry of Health and Family welfare. A copy of the above mentioned Office Memorandum along with detailed SOP for Conduct of Examinations (Annexure-!) and UGC Revised Guidelines (Annexure-H) are enclosed for necessary action.
Loo~ing fOIWilfd for Your kind coop<:ration.
With kind regards,
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COpy. for kind information to:
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2. The Principal Secretary/Secretary, Department of Higher Governments/Union Territories
Education. all State
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SubJect: lnatructiolls for conduct of examination -regarding.
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A large nuinber of examinations of the Universities, liT ·JEE (Mains & Advance), NEET etc are scheduled to be held in the corning months. In order to ensure safety of the examinees,as also their ae11dernlc Interest, the fotlowi~g action may betaken .
1. Final Term Examinations should be com~ulsorilv conducted as per UGC Guidelines on Examinations and.Academlc Calendar ro'r the Universities dated 29.04.2020 which have been again resolved today l.e.os• July. 202Q.
2. All examinalior1 may b~.coi'lducted by 301h September. 2020.
3. Taklng_ in!() consld8raUon· ·.:fh.a_ academic·. interest of lei"ge number of_ students, MHA has agreaQ to the request of MHRD and granted Bxemption for the opening of eduGC)tiqnal institutions for the· purpose Of holding exarllinciliOnsl evaluatlori work for Firial T erni Examinations of the
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5. Previous lnstruct.lons regarding "Work From Home'·senl vide letter dated 30.06.2020 will not apply tQ the offl~r~ •. faculty and non,Teaching Staff who are in"olved in ExamlnaUoni.Evaluatlon/Admisslon work.
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The University Grants CommissiOn: (UGC) has. issued Qijidelines on Examinations and Academic Calendar for .the {)niverSities in View of COVID-19 Pandemic and Subsequent .Lockdown on 291h April_,2020; In·theseGuidelines it was proposed to conduct the exani.imLlions in July 2020 ... The· said .Expert Corrimittee wns requested to revisit the :Gui~elines for Examinations·and -AcadeniiC: Calenda.r:- as the nuinber ofCOVID cases are still rising_and lik~ly to increase further. The Report o.fthe·Expen Committee was considered and approved by the CommisSion in tlS C:tilergent me~ung held on 61h July 2020.
In contin1.,1ation to earlier Guidelines issued on 29.04.2020 and based on the Report of the Expe,rt Committee, theJollowing Revised Guidelines ·on Examinations and Academic Ca!t;ndar for the Universities in view ofCOVID~/9 PandemiC were also approved by the Commission in· its emergent meeting heid on 6111 July 2020:
GUIDELINES
In view of the emerging situjltion related to COVID-19 pandemic in India, it is important to safeguard the principles of health .. safety. falr and equal opportunity for students. At the same time. it is very crucial to ensur~ academic credibility, career opportunities and future progress of srudents globally. Academic evaluation of students is very important milestone in any educatiOn system. The. performance in examinations gives confidence and satisfaction to-the stUdents and is a reflection: of competence, perforrna,nce and credibility, that is necessarY tOr glopal acceptability.
1. MOde ofT.ermlnal Semester/ Final Year Examinations (2019~20)
Tite universities are· required 'to complete the examinations by the end of September, lOlO in offline (pen & paper)/ onlind blended (online + offiine) mode ftilfowing the. prescribed ptotocols/ guidelines related 'to COV1D:.'l9 pandemic.
2. ProvislOn of ExaD:ilnatioa. through. Special Cli.ance
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In. ,-Jew of CUII'CJ11 . COVI[).-19 pandemic crisi •. the Go'-.:mment or Mahatashtro IU:Ccpted the report of (lie Slfitc Level Commincc and promoted the •tudcnc. of inltnnedi\llc seme51erfycar except termlm:ll stmffierifinal year. The ·srnte Disostcr Mon:>3entent Authority, nfterlllkins n:vicw ofCOVID-19 pandemic situation In the month of June wns of the opinion !hat final llerminal exlllllinalions also cannot lie conducted In the stale. Hence. lite <Oid Oltlhorily took deliberate ••ld c:onseious decision to nword UGIPO degn:e 1o the s1udcn11 on the bosio of ~pproprinlc evuiuution formula lo be ~cviscd by the t:Ootcmcd tmiwnities m !he larger interest of physical/mental wcUbeing and bellermc:nt of students. This decision was in liAe witl11be !hen ~uidelincs of UOC ®ted 29"' April, 2020 whet~in cilulsc ~ (i) en:lbles universilles lo odopl the UOC guideline> by moking allemlionslodditionslmodilic!lliunsl amendments lo dcal wilh plll'liculor situalion in thi: best inletcsl <>f 51udcnts. Also til= UOC guideline$ empQwen:d lite stale govemll!<'lll to issue directions 10 uni>cniti•'Sicollcgcs regarding conduct of cxominnlions.
. Accordingly lhe Departrnenl of Higher and Teehnicol Education of Mllluullshtra Sllltc issued directions vide _Government J{csolution dated If' June, :2020. In view 9£ ensuring btucr ~ ~tpportunilics. and future progress globally. studenJS were given option of appell!'in8 for exJIJllS Ia Improve iho grades. Such gr:lde improvclJICnt t:lloms. shoJI ho conducted iJi consitiUilion wilh.lhc. Dislrict DiS!UI<r Mnnogcmcnt Authority by the concern univctsilies co~ldering the COVID-19 pmdcmic situation pn:VIlili"'l ot thai nmc in the diSiriC:t. .
H~tn'blc .Chief Minister of Mal10111shtra n:qucsled Hon'ble Prime Minister to din:ct aJN~ ~gaiaWiY bcdlC::s fer p.uf:ssior.:! ~urs'.!'S t~ em!orse S!.n~~ Gc¥-emment ~~s!~ ~!.! issue.unifonn guidelines to univel"Silies. The Dept!.l'lmenl of Higher lll\d Tcchnioall'.!lll<.'lllion ofMJili~SUtJe als<Heq11C$Icd thc·conccrncd councils of professional courses to convey coliellm:nccno l.hc decision taken by Jbe SUite.
AI present. the COVID· I 9 p:~ndcnJic has cn:nted many cltllllcngcs in all sector'S including education. lndi1 Jilts reported 3fd Jnrgcsl number of COVJD-19 cases in. the world. The situation in India may become more ndvcrsc and the munbc.r would rise. Mnhamshtra is lite worst affecled stlllc wilh more thon two Jokh coscs connrmc'<l so Jitr.
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other m~hiMJ:l' in~lved \II tlie PI'Q<;~ M9st ()fth<: EdocnliOilld in~lhuteo. ho~t~ls nnd other b filcUilic:s haye \w:Cn nequiN41i)itlw Ddi11lnlst1'11tlon for qunrnn\inc und other CDYid ~UIJ"llll:.l. ;::;: D~.to this ~i~ ~\iuotlon. most ~wdenls will luw.c trn"cllcd hnclc. tP their hon1c towns. M !-!once 19. nppear for exams s\ldent~ hnye to trnYCI hnek 10 cilic!ltown. when: in tl1clr trnvel, ~~:! ucc~rmooiti\ti~n. food&-.. \'/!1! be the b~g.gest tnncert! a.11d mt!Y hru11pcr. !h~ h!!n!dt Th~n· httvJ.: :f,i:· been incidences ill other stclhJS nnd coUntries wherein cxnms were cnnduc1cd· and large ~[~: number of students got inle~ted by the virus. Hence, I hml earlier pleaded lKiC to cancel !'?· final ycllr exall\S vide leiter dated t?llt May, 2020 elti11g the pnntlcmic situntion. M
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::;:;~ tak!=ll decision not to ~nduct tcnnlnnl. cxmltll. 1.\ven liT Mwnbni. Khurngpur. Knnpur. ii!' @ .. Roorkee have also cancelled their. tina! semester exams. To ensure academic credibility, !f i!i!l! career opportUnltl;:s, fl!tul'll prospect$ ili\ij sirilultuneilusly to SDfeguard printiplo:s or ho:alth, Fi %5! safety. fmr :.r,d· equa~ vppc:rtunlty fOt studen.u: GovcmtneiH or MuhllraS:htm in .Wilj\iltation ::} @~ wl~ ~ Viec·Ch. once. llors of ~jvcrs~.tles. Dlld all con~':"ed stakeho. ldas, h,. am. "vcd althe :~j .. ' ::/:j decJSJon to award degree cemfieatC$ based on cvalu:ltlon Df student's performances of ::;:: Mi previous semesters lllld intem;ll assessment. since conduction of ox:unlnotlon by othets ~(; :'W modes (onlinefoffiine/b\endcd) is not feasible. Also to ensure conlidencc, SDtisf.l<:tion. ~; ~%:: competence, ~rormance ond credibility, willing students have been ~iven the oppommit)lto t?:i .<!i:& improve grwlc.by oppearing for ex:lm5, which woul.d be conducted when situation bc:comes i:;; ·:t~~ CQnctuci"JC t() cqnduct Cx.antS. r ~ M
:~:::1 i um ofihc opjnion thai the revised guidelines lss1,1ed Oy UGC dated 6* iuly,1020 are ~if: .'i'% not mandatoty but rntll' advisory like the e&'lier guidelines. In view of above facts and i!f: ii':'i uncertainty of pandemic . criSis, I kindly request and ho~ thBt in the interest of i:::' @ physicallnlcntal weltbcing.of students and future pros(l«ts, you will issue uniform guidelines V :!ii~ about awarding degrees to tinal year students based on appropriate ronnuln, ru; sino: the ~?i iii:!~ students urc the pivotal soul. of the entire cducationnlecosystem. M:i
I . 1 ,::!8< Thanking you, :;:,:.
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No.16·Pr.Secy-HEDI2020
To Shri Ami! Khare, \AS. Secretary; •Elepartrnentof-Higher.Educa~on Ministry ofHu"'an Re$ou'rces 'Development· Gov.ernment of .India 122-G, Shaslril3h~wan New Delhi 110001
ANNEXURE - P-6
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Dated 9"' July, 2020
Sub: Instructions for conduct of examinations given by MHRD (Department of Higher Education)/ Revised guidalinos on Examinations and Academic Calendar Issue!! by UGc.
Dear Sir,
Re: 1. Office memorandum no. F.No.16-16/2020.U1Aof MHRO (D~partment of Higher Education) on Instructions for conduct of examinations
2 •. .U.GC Guidelines dated 29 April 2020 and UGC Revised Guidelines dated &'"July 2020.
Kindly refer to the above.letters issued by UGC and MHRD on the. subject In
view of Depart!Tient ~f Higher Educetl0n, Ministry of Human Resource.Development
r~iterating that the revise.d guide!ines Issued by UGC to all Universities/C9IIeges for
conducting.final semester(s)lyear examinations by September, 2020 in line with the
Guidelines issuad by UGC dated 29.04.2020, I would like to draw your kind attention
to the para S(i) and para S(iii) page 10 of the said guidelines dated 29.04.2020,
which are reproduced again as below:
Para 8(1)
The universities mey adopt and implement these guidelines in a transparent
manner, by making a/lerationsladditionslmodifica/ions/amendments to dee/ with
particularsituation(s) In the best inter11st of students, equca/ional insti/litic>n ~nc;t the
entire education system.
Blkash Bhavan, Sector ·I. salt Lake, Kolkala • 700 091 Telephone No. 91-33'2337'8573, Fax No. 91·33-2358· 7266, E-mail : secy.heslbl·[email protected]
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In case of e(/(JC~tional .Institutions located at places Where the Government
(Ce~jtre/Slate) have impos$(/. restn"c/lons on gathering of Pl.!blic, th$ institl.!tions may
plan-ac;cordingly. -Jncany.case, -tha'above-recommendatlons- slla/rnot-cause any
restrictions on the guidelines/directions
govemmentlcompatent authority.
iss1.1ed by the appropriate
It would be clear irilm above that while UGC vide its guidelines issued. on.
29.04.2020 provide required flexibility to the Universities/Colleges and does not
cause any ·restricnlons ·on the guidelines/directions issued by the appropriate
Govemmentlcom~tent authority, the revised guidelines issued on 6th July temds to
mandate the Educationa.l Institutions across the country for con(!ucting the
~minations by September, 2020, which is surely at variance with the guidelines
issued earlier.
2. With the current trend of rise ·in the COVIIJcases ·since April; 2020 and -the
study done by the world leading Institution, we are not sure whether the situation will
be conducive for the conduct of off line examinations by September in a vast covntry
like India. Besides, by going through the Statisiics of the Governme~t of lndiii! on
digital access across the country, it will not be appropriate to hold on line exams,
which would be discriminatory against a large section of the students, especially
poor and 11;1ral students, who do not have aeeess to the internet;.computers etc.
In such untore:seen, uncertain and challenging situation, when most of the ' .
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. Ed!Jcational institutions are being used as Quarantine centres and for other COVtD
purpose along with re5trlr;tions ori the. movement of trains. air planes; .the Cyclone
Ampllan etc, our .State Government, after extensive consultation with the Vice
Chancellors of all. Universities, other stakeholders in the education sectors,
considering the prevailing situation caused by COVID-19 Pandemic and in the
interest of the. Stu <Ients' health, safety & future, Issued an. advisory to all the State
Aided UniversiUes/Colleges oft~ State -of West Bengal read with para 8(iii), page 10
and para 1, page 10 .ofthe guidelines Issued by the UGC dated 29.04.2020.0ur
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advisory provide~ due W!lightage .. to theJnternal assessment and the performance of . " .
the C<~ndidate ln the prevlcius seme~ter~ lri qr(l~r t() ensure transparency: eesldes.
oun3dvisoiy .has a provision for. hoiding special e~ams after the situation gets
normalised; for such students, who wish to appear in a formal examination instead of
<~llernate evaluation method.
It WQiJid be clear from above that the above advisory is in consonant with the
9\M~IInjls Issue~ by the UGC dated 29.04.2020. Sesides, the provision of
Weighta!le for the performance ·in the previous semesters (Whichare·basea•en·earlier
writt~n e.xamlnat!Ons orily) a~d a due weightage to the internal assessment are in
line with the practices adopted by the select eountries of Asia and: Europe (Kindly
refe; last line Otpara S of the title Background in tlie guidelines for the conduct of
examinations issued enclosed with the latter cfated 8th July of UGC.It may be
mentioned \Jere that the Unlverl!ltieS/Colleges aided by the State pf West EI!Ml91!1
h;~ve already .. acted upon.th.e adv{sory.lssued by .the State Government and it wiU .be
very difficult to undQ. such actions. The students, their parents and other
stakeholders have overwhelmingly appreciated the advisory of the State
Government In fact, we are receiving hundreds of mails from the students, teaching
community raising their .;;oncern of holding or.line/oftline/b!ended form of e~arns as
proposed b.y tha UGC in such prevailing situation. They have requested the State
Government to take up the matter with the Government of India, on priority, for its
reconsideration.
4. In view of what Is stated above, conducting the examinations for the terminal
semester(s)lyear by .30 September 2020 will not only delay the results of such
examinations but also be detrimental to the career and caus<;> financial distress to
many students who are dependent upon securing a job in order to sustain
tl'iemsehies and their families. It will also prevent students from applying for further
hlgller studies or entrance examinations, nationally and internationally. thereby
demoralising them and their families. Several countries such as Japan, England and
Canada have completely restri~d their academic activities during this pandemic.
Besides; States like· Punjab, Maharashtra. Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan.
Puducherry have already decided not to conduct the terminal exams, Institutes like
liT Mumbai, Kanpur. Kharagpur and Roorkee have also cancelled their final year
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affectpuplichealt~ but also Have ~h ee<:lllornic impact on stv.dents who would be Pllt
atlil disadvantage'vi~·a'-vi~ students of oth~r avtonomous uniyersiti~s o,r ~tt.td~nts of
other countries.
5. Mentioning statement lik.e Final Term examinatiQn~ should be compuls9rily
conducted as per the revised guidelines of UGC, by the Ministry of HRD
(Oepartment·of Higher Educationi vide its OM dated 6th July, is only against the
spirit of the federal str.uC!ure enshrined _in the Constitution of India as 'Education' is
placed in the concurrent list and. the State was never consulted by UGC qespite
sending a r!lquest for consultation with respect to framing of such guidelines vide
this office D.O. no 08-Pr.Secy-HED/2020 date\! 18 April 2020 to the Secretary, UGC. ,. Therefore in vieW pf whatis stated above, I would sincerely request you to
kindly re-exarnine the· e>ntire matter in the interest of physiC!!Vm~nt;;~l W!i!libelng of the
students and future prospects. hi order tQ ensure the interest of the students at
NationaVInternati.onal level, the State Government be allowed to implement its own
decision by not making tha MHRD/UGC
mandatory on the State _Government.
revised' guidelines dated 06,07.2020
We sincerely look forward to a, positive response.
Regards
Yours faithfully,
~).OlO {Manish Jain)
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Odisha Government Writes To HRD Min-ist-ry- T-0 Reconsider -Revised UGC Guidelines On Exams Odisha Government has written a letter to Education Ministry regarding
the revised UGC guidelines on University exams.
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State Government has to!;iay sent a letter to MHRD reQliesting to reconsider the revised guidelines of UGC and not to make conduct of UG & PG final term exams mandatory. MHRD has been requested to allow the State Government to· adhere lo its decision of cancellation of these excims. 6:21 PM ·-Jul 9, 2020 (j)
Qdisha government had cancelled all pending
exams of UG and PG final semester/year In
view of the Covid·19 situation. The exams were
canc~lled·for all cours·es excepl"the
ProfeSsional courses.
UGC. after being asked by the Education
Ministry to review its exam guidelines. released
revised guidelines to conduct university exams
for the fmal semester/year. The Commission
has set the deadline to conduct final ye.1r
exams by September 30.
The Commission moiniained its p~evlous order
that Universities rf!ay go f<?r_Pen·paper exam,
online~-exam, or a blended form of both.
UGC justified its decision to go ahead with th~
exams cltln~_exampies of several top rankinQ
untversit!es In the W()rld like Princeton, MIT.
University of Cambrl_dge, Imperial College or·
London. University ofToronto and McMaster,
University of Heidelberg and University of Hong
Kong that have resorted to the online
technology-based mode of examinations.
Commission's deciston to go ahead w1th tl1e
exams has not gone unopposed.
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Final Year E:tums: Ot.IM~ Wri1~-s Tu HRD Minh try To R~'I!Utbidcr LlGC Guiddino On E.\:un~
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Prof. Sukhadeo Thora!, former UGC Chairman,
s·a!d 1hat the decl-slnn ·was 'unfortomte' and
has cnusP.d 'fresh unc:erlainty' among the
students by extending the deadline to conduct.
exams tiii'September.
Punjab CM, on July 9, suld thai he: would writC
ro-Ptime Minfs~er.Narendra Modi to review
UGC's decision to conduct pending
examinations.
"We cannot risk the health of our students and,
therefore. a pragmatic approach must be
adopted," he said.
West Bcnqoi Higher EducaTmn Depanrn~ml1as
also objeded to the advisory of the central
government. West Bengal Principal Secretary
MartiSh Jarn too wrote a letter tb HRD Ministty
and asked to re·examlne the matter In the
interest or the physical and mental well-being
of students amid the present COVID-19
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Applicant, as a final year law student, beg to submit that vide
notification dated 06.07.2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs !::.~~ &~ >},~ w ~ !&iij ('MHA) permitted the conduct of examination by Universities ({ ;•)$: ~·:.: . ~ ~il and Institutions. The MHA in the said notification has notified )ij! ~ . ~fi that the final term examinations are to be compulsorily M ~ w - ~ ~f: F.~::
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I . I i@. Guidelines on Examination and Academic Calendar for the fi • t @; Universities; and as per the Standard Operating Procedure &!! ~ w ~~~ ('SOP') approved by the Union Ministry of Health and Family ~
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conduction of terminalsemesterjfinal year examination by
I 0 :~tl _blended (online + offline) mode following the prescribed i~ vJj ~~ im! protocols guidelines related to COVID-19 pandemic. A copy of t~l I I r1~ the Revised Guidelines dated 06.07.2020, is annexed f::':
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letter dated 08.07.2020 issued . by the Secretary UGC, is
annexed herewith and marked as "Annexure C". i!~i ~~ )~:: 0 ~ ~ v W I i.~ 3. That it is most humbly stated that the revised guidelines lil.!
d 1~ ~ a ~m are in sheer violation of the fundamental rights enshrined in r! '"l \" ~ i ~J~ the Constitution of India, as it fails to consider the principles ~~ ~ . ~~~ of health, safety, fair and equal opportunity for the students. wr I i•.<J •.·~ • • k ~
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will sit for online examination as the same will indubitably
work against the interest of students whose access to
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11~ $~ postponement of examination, which creates a cloud of ,.,.){l ~~~: .;>.":';! ' •
;%;;~ uncertainty for the states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, :::.v, ;,;:$:l ~t:il !\1~ Chhattisgarh, Punjab and West Bengal, which already decided :}."X~ ;:y• .;:;: .... iH~ to cancel examination. :;~;:~
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.~~ Guidelines not only provides for a model which is extremely ~,~>: :$:~:~
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i*~~ fmal-yearjsemester cohorts) but at the same t1me It Is ·"·~-~· W§~l ~~~ extremely dangerous for the Professors who will be
Jf'j invigilating the exams. In this regard, a copy of the
i®:~ newspaper article of Times of India, dated 19.04.2020, is ,N·;>j
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9. That it is relevant to note that the UGC has cited examples
of top-ranking Universities such as MIT, Cambrid15e for
conduction of examination during Covid-19 Pandemic.
However, by doing so, the UGC has totally neglected the
unprecedented difficulties that our country is facing in times
of pandemic. To say the least, in these testing days, a section
of our society is not able to arrange bread and butter for a
.day. Therefore, in view of the current difficulties that our
country is facing, it is quite unrealistic; to justify the reasoning
of conduction of virtual examination by relying on examples
of the premier institutions of the world. In this regard, a copy
of an article published by 'The Print' is. annexed herewith and
marked as "Annexure F".
10. It is further most humbly submitted that the execution of
the Revised Guidelines, in the current scenario of pandemic,
will be in gross violation of the fundamental rights enshrined
under Article 14 (right to equality) and Article 21 (Right to
life and personal liberty) of the Constitution of India.
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'Unlock-Phase -II' has commenced in the country vide MHA
Order dated 29.06.2020, various states like Uttar Pradesh, I''''
Mar;lhya Pradesh, Assam and Maharashtra have declared ~i\ . I
complete lockdown, owing to the constant rise in the Covid- !if
19 cases. Therefore, it is ·most humbly submitted that in view
of the present situation, it is absolutely unfair to prescribe
deadline (30.09.2020) for compulsory conduction of
.examination by totally neglecting the health, safety and most
importantly the life of the students.
In view of the aforesaid, it is most humbly prayed:
a. that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to take suo-
moto cognisance in the matter and may be pleased to
keep the Revised Guidelines issued by the UGC dated
06.07.2020, in abeyance, till the situatiort of Covid-19
normalises;
· b. this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to take steps for.
alternative system of evaluation to be formulated inthe
country, so as to do complete, equal and fair justice to
the students and to exclude possibility of
discrimination, disadvantage and risk of life;
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7. Anjali Pathak, Chhatarpur
8. PaJak Litoriya, Lalitpur
9. Shubham Sarkar, Bhopal
10. Prateek Bhosle, Bhopal
11. Shashank Bisen, Balaghat
12. Rohit Patel, Bhopal
13. Ashish Tripathi, Bhopal
14. Richa Pandey, Bhopal
15.' Sandesh Sharma, Vidisha
16. Soumya Jain, Bhopal
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Press Release No.490 Date: 11.07,w'O
PRfSS B!i!.EASE
'oear Shrl Ramesh Pokhrlyal 'Nishank' ji,
I bring to your kind notice that Covld-19 pandemic Is showing a . surge .In various parts of the count!'¥ including. Tamil Nad.u. My Government has .been taking all required measures to contain the spread of disease, as well as to provide comprehensive treatment to the infec;ted people. Though the efforts of the Government has borne good results, any minor let up may still pose a challenge to the State.
Du.e to tne progressive policies of the State Government, Tamil Nadu has the highest Gross Enrollment Ratio of 49% among the States, resulting in large number of students studying in various Universities, Colleges and Polytechnics. Though we had scheduled their semester examinations In April 2020, these examinations could not be conducted as scheduled because of Covid-19 pandemic.
The .UGC on 29.4.2020, had issued guidelines which gave the flexibility to the Universities and Colleges tor the conduct of examinations, without any restrictions on the guidefines I directions Issued by the appropriate Governrrtent I Corrtpetent Authority. The new guidelines
which were issued on 6.7.2020, mandated that ail the Educational Institutions across the country shall conduct examinations by September 2020 for the final semester students .
I would like to bring to your notice that the new guidelines has many constraints and difficulties which Include the students reaching the Examinati.on Centres, as many of them are residing outside the district,
OLJtside the State and some even outside the country. It Is also not feasible to conduct online examinations, considering the various issues relati!JQ to digital access to the students. Moreover, most of the Govern!Tl.ent and ,prJvate Arts & Science and Engineering Colleges, Polytechnics and. otl)er Institutions of Higher learning (Including the nc>stels, classroorris.etc.,) in the State have been converted as Covid Care Centres for housing asymptomatic positive persons under quarantine and these centres may continue as Covid centres for some more time.
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Many States il'l ... ~he country h<;~ve taken a oecision not to condl.lct the final semester examinations. In orderto ensure career opportunities, future prospects and to simultaneously safegvard the principles of health, safety, fair and equal opportunity for students, the States may b~ given the freedom to work out its own i!SSessment compromising on the quality and academic credibility.
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. In the above context, I request you to direct the respective Apex authorities like University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council. for Technical Education (AlCTE), Council of Architecture (COA), Pharmacy Council of India (PC!), National Council of Teachers Education (NCTE) and National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology to endorse the decisions of the respective State Governments, which would be based on the local prevailing COVID 19 conditions. This would go a long way in rendering justice and fairness to the parents and the students, dvring these distressful times.
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·_;~~-, examinations ior terminai ciassesisemesiers by 30'' Sepiember 2020. if_· l • :&& You would appreciate that battle against Covid-19 has entered a ~~ ~· . ~~)- significant phase with number of cases increasing exponentially and ~! ;i~) various studies pointing to peaking of cases over the next few months. In !f I view of this rising trend of cases,! am not sure whether the situation will be ~!\ *?:~ conducive for conducting offline physical examinations by September. t(i !i-,11 Conducting physical examination will also involve huge logistical and ~~~ ~·.:; {:::: i~~:j operational challenges. especially in view of large number of n ~ . . m !i)f! college/university buildings& hostels having been taken over by the District [ii @ Administration for Covid-19. management purposes. On the other hand, 1@ d t ill! conducting online examination fof sue!·, la;ge number of students, majoilty .;-.•::--x~
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students.ooce the Situation becomes conducive.This would ensure
aca('j~mic credibility, career opportunities, future prospects and fair and
equal opportUI'IIty for students in .both urban and rural areascThe State
Higner Education Minister has alreat.lyWritteh to _the Union HRD Minister on
1 o"' July 2020 ln•this regard.
I would request you to advise MoHRD a no UGC to reconsider the
entire issue in larger public interest anctto allow the State Government to
imp~ment its aforesaid decision. UG.C may be asked to reiterate its earlier
issue(! gui<:lelinl;!s of 29"' April 2020 wherein it had been clearly mentione<:l
that the guidelines- were advisory in nature and each State/University would
chart out its own plan of action taking into consideration the issues
pertaining to Covid-19 pandemic.
With warm regards,
Shri Narelldra Modi Prime Minister of India South Block. New Delhi
Yours sincerely,
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Exams at all Delhi govt universities cancelled, declares
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'9:9) The Delhi government Saturday cancelled all upcoming
examinations to be conducted in state universities, both for
final and intermediate year/semester students, ar~ing it
would be "unfair" to hold exams as the teaching~Iearning
process was "hampered" due to Covid.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said state universities
have been asked to come up with "a set of parameters for ·
evaluation on the basis· of the students' past performance"
and award them degrees.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also wrote to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi Saturday, suggesting that exams in central
universities be scrapped and students be evaluated on the
basis of internal assessment and previous marks. The
University Grants Commission (UGC), in its revised guidelines
datep July 6, had decided against recommending scrapping of
exams, · instead asking universities to conduct them by
Se_ptember-end.
· "Students, teachers and parents are angered by this decision
and believe it should be rolled back. Reputed institutions
such as !IT and NLU have already given degrees to students
in the final year based on internal assessments. Why
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shouldn't others also do it? Across universities in the world,
the same format is being followed," Kejriwal wrote.
He also pointed out that Delhi had decided to cancel exams
but a similar decision for Central universities such as Delhi
University will have to be taken by the Centre.
"The MHRD and UGC are not ready to change their decision in
the matter. It seems only your intervention can solve this
_problem. It is my·xequest to you that keeping in mind the
overall well being of students, the government and UGC
amend the guidelines, cancel exams for final semester
students, and save the future of our students," the CM wrote.
Sisodia, meanwhile, explained the rationale behind cancelling
exams in state universities.
"It is unfair to conduct examinations for students amid
the p~ndemic, which has already hampered their learning in
the absence of regular classes, pr:acticals and lab work. It is
also unfair to withhold their degrees now, without which
they cannot start their professional journey," Sisodia said in a
web cast.
Arguing it would be difficult to conduct examinations for the
semester, he said, "July is the most important month for
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Singh Indraprastha University, said, "We had not conducted
any exam$ till now. We are still waiting for more detailed
guidelines from the government after which we will discuss
and deliberate on.what is to be done."
Delhi Technological University PRO Anoop. Lather said, "As
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20. We will now discuss and reconsider it."
However, the decision will not affect universities like
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evaluation for all students. "We have an innovative method· of
continuous assessment which came in handy during these
times. As our online teaching-learning process went off
smoothly, we were also able to evaluate students and declare
results earlier," Vice-Chancellor Anu Singh Lather said.
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The 16-year-cld Cla!>s 10 student•Na!>conc.erned about her 2cademtc perfonn2nce after s.~e !ailed to attend online chsses
'due to unavailability of a computer or a mobile phone.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
The incident took place in
Nlschlnda area.of Howrah district Of west eenga1 on Th.Vrsday.
After the lockdown in view of
coronavirus pandemic, most 9f
the schools across the c.ovntry
have started online classes .
Howrah: In a tragic inddent, 16-year-old class 10 student allegedly committed suicide after she failed to attend online
cla.s.s~s (fl th~ atJSem:~ gf a comp1.1t~r ar a s.martphone.
The incident took. place In Nlschlnda area of Howrah district of West Bengal on Thur5day.
According to a report in_ Times Of india, the victim has been identified as Shabini Kumari Sau, Who was found hanging in
llerroom. No suicide note was fovnd from thevlctfm'sroom.
The vi~lm studied In an English medium school in the Bally area. After the lockdown in view of c_oronavir1,1s pandemic,
most of the schools across the country have Started online classes.
"Shlbani was myyoungestchild. Before the annoUncement of-the lockdown on March 25, My wife, the eldest son, and I
went to ouF hometown1n BihaF's Samastipur. Shibani and myqltier son stayed back iri N\S(;hinda. The two siblings shared
a smartphone which ·accidentally got damaged after _it fell fro~ her brother's hand on March 26 when the lockdown was
underway.· The phone_ cOuld not be repaired due to,a total shutdown. Even the phone repairing shops could not be opened
during the unlocking; said Shibani'sfather Santu S~uo who works as ll bus driver.
"My daughter o·.:as fearful ~h;:;~ she may fail in e;com:; as she c.o~;!d r.c: at:tmd ::hE" on!i:'ie dosscs. Sh~:: ;.o·as feel.iilg very
depreSsed. She called on me from another_ phone {basic) and told me about her concerns. I assured her that I would come
back to _Nischinda and would buy her a smartphone.l told her not to be upset and ~rrange the class notes form her other
classmates," Sau further added.
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THE TIMES OF INDIA
'Promote students, exams risky'
TNN I Apr 19, 2020, 01.25 PM IST
BHOPAL: Professors have demanded general promotion for
co-liege students in Madhya Pradesh on the gro-und that it is
dangerous to ask students to appear in exams as it can puts
them at risk for Covid•19. Stating that universities are
planning to conduct exams after lockdown ends, the
professors called it a wrong step. Professors said they will
refuse to take exams if they are asked to do so.
President of Madhya Pradesh College Professors' Association,
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Prof Kailash Tyagi, said there is an urgent need of general
promotion -for the students. '~If general promotion is given to
school students citing the reason that it won't be possible to
conduct exam, the same applies to the college students also,"
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He added that the professors' biggest concern is the fact that
students will have to sit in a classroom for the examinations.
Sources said the management of Barkatullah University has
,now proceeded to prepare for the examinations. BU has
proposed to conduct these exams from May 28 to June 28.
University Registrar B Bharti said that the final decision is in
the hands of the government, but the university is completely
prepared for the exams. Notably, around 1.25 lakh students
are studying in colleges affiliated to BU.
Registrar Bharti opined that this time, the academic calendar
should be extended by two more months.
On the contrary, professors felt that if universities decide to
organise exams, they may not attend. A senior professor, who
did not wish to be named, said, "This is a sensitive situation. I
will not put my life in danger by invigilating in the exams."
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ANNEXURE - P-14
UGC cites top universities like MIT, Cambridge to justify
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UGC issued a circular Thursday, detailing SOPs for colleges
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exams. Health of students and staff to be monitored too.
KRITIKA SHARMA 9 July, 2020 4:48pm IST
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ANNEXURE- P-15
Unh•ersity Grants Commission
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Nel\'Delhi-ll0002
PRESS R£LEASE 18,07-2020
Ten;ninal SemestH(s)/ Final Year Examinations forThelJn.inrsities
Examinations are an inte.gral part of the education system and is a measure snldents' leaming, l<;nowledge, skills and other competencies. The pert"o!lllaDce in e:umillations conlributes to merit, )ifelong credibility, wider global acceptability for adm,issions. scholarships_ awards. placements. and better future prospects.
A large lllllllber of best. Ulliv.,-sitie!; acrQSs ~ world including US, UK. C::anada, ~Y- AUStra~ Sillgapore, Hong Kong and otber countries, have conducted or are conducting-examinatiOns by giving
various options sucl! as Online/Ot!line/Blended or other alternative fOilllS of e."<alllinaticins.
in order to safeguard the larger interest of the studenls related to their academic and career progression globally, the UGC issued Guidelines on Examinations and Academic Calendar on 29'" April,2020
.mentioning that for the students ofTeilllinal Semester(s)l Final Year Examinations may be conducted betweaduly 1-15,2020 .
lil view ofemergwg COVID-!9 pandemic siiuation it was difilcult to conduct the e."<alllinationsiD the month of July, 2020, therefore, as per the directions of Ministry of Home, Ministry of Human Resources Developmeut, and the report of the Expert Committee. UGC issued Revised Guidelines for E."<anlination and Acadeutic Calendar on 6" July, 2020.
AccorcjiJlgly, the Universities were required to c.bart out a plan for completion oftenuirlal semester/ fil);ll yea;- e!O!Ill.illations by the end of September, 2020 ill o:fl)ille (pen & paper)/ ovJinel blended (online+ ot!line) m<>Qe following the prescribed protocols ! guidelines related to COVID-19 pandemic. The. guidelines also mentioned that in case a student of tenninal semester/ final year is unable to appear in the exawination conducted by the ·university for whatsoever the reason(s) may b<. he/she may be given opportunity to appear in speeial exawinations for such course(s)l paper(s), which may be conducted by the university as and when feasible, so that the student is not put to any inconvenience/ disadvantage. UGC vide its letter of 8th July, 2020 also commUllicated the Standard Opemting Procedure (SOP) for Conduct of Examinations as suggested by MHRD. ·
Recently Ulliversities were approached to inform the sbtus of the conduct of examination. Out of 945 Universities (as per the list maintained by UGC till 01-06-2020) the responses were obtained from 755 Universities (120 Deemed Universities, 274 Private Universities, 40 Central Universities and 321 State Universities). The information from remaining Universities is being obtained.
Out-of.the 755 Universities. 560 Universities bave either conducted.the.examination.or are plannWg to conduct. Details are as follows: (i) 194 have already conducted examination (on-line/off-line); (ii) •366 are planning to conduct examination (on-line/off-line/blended mode) in August/September
In addition, 27 Private Univernties, which were established during 2019-20 to till date, their jj.rst batch is yet to become eligible for final examination.
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Community spread has started and the situation is bad, observes IMA ANI\ Updated: Jli\18, 2020 18:05 1ST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): With one million people getting affected by
COVID-19 (/topic/covld-19), the Indian Medical Association (IMA (ltopic/lma)) is
of the view that community spread has started and the situation is pretty bad.
While speaking to ANI, Dr V K Monga, the Chairman of IMA (ltopic/ima) Hospital
BoiHd ofHidia said, 'This is now an exponential groWth. Every cay the number of
cases is increasing by more than around 30,000. This is really a bad situation for
the country. There are so many factors connected with it but overall this is now
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According to ·the ·latest·update ·by ttre ·Union Health ·Ministry (!topic/health,
ministry), the total confirmed cases reached 10,38,71 6. There are 3,58,629 active
cases and 6,53,751 cured/discharged/migrated. A total of 26,273 deaths have
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Dr Monga further said, 'Cases are penetrating oown into towns· and villages
where it will be very difficult to control the situation. In Delhi, we were able to·
contain it, but what ~;~bout interior parts of the country in Maharashtra, Karnataka,
Kerala, Goa, Madhya Pradesh (which may be the. new hotspots)?'
"All these issues are very important and the state governments should take full
care and seek hel_p of the Central government to control the situation." Monga
saio.
As many as 1;34,33,742 samples have been tested for COVID-19 (/topic/covid-
1 9) till July 17. Of these 3,61,024 samples were tested on Friday, Indian Council
of Medical Research (ICMR} said.
ICMR Is ramping-up-testing f~cilities regular.ly .. At present, ass. government
laboratories and 368 private laboratory chains are conducting COVID-19 ' (/topic/covid·19) tests across the country.
"This is a viral disease that spreads very fast. To contain the disease there are
only two options. Firstly, 70 per cent population contracts the disease and gets
immune, and other is getting an immunisation (/topic/immunisation)." stated
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Vaccination, being the greatest hope to contain COVID-1 9 (/topic/covid·1 9),
India's two Indigenous vaccine makers would be starting human trials soon.
"There has to be phases of trials then human trial, then efficacy and side effects.
Also, importantly It has to be seen how long_ this immunity will last because most
of the patients are unable to go beyond three months of immunity." said Dr
Monga. (ANI)
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nature of mandamus, order or direction of similar nature to the
respondents to take immediate and effective actions to protect
the life of the petitioner and thousands of similarly placed
students whose-basic right to life which includes right to health
is being violated in view of the notification dated 06.07.2020
issued by the ministry of home affairs and the revised guidelines
dated 06.07.2020 issued by the university grant commission
inter alia providing for the compulsory conduct of final term
examination and also issue a direction to the respondents to
devise an alternative model for assessment of the final year
students in wake of corona virus disease outbreak ('COVI0-19'}
wreaking havoc with mankind,
2. The contents of the writ petition may be read as part and parcel
of this. application and the same are not being repeated herein
· forthe sa:ke ofbrevity.
3. It is most respectfully submitted that in wake of unprecedented
situation of health· emergency, the MHA Notification and the
Revised UGC Guidelines are in flagrant violation of the
fundamental rights of the students as it fails to take into
consideration the hardships that will be faced by the thousands
of students while appearing in examination either through
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students have migrated to their ·home towns and will have to
travel to the source where the examination will be conducted
which will expose them t{) a lot Gf risk. This will also involve risk
of staying in .shared accommodation · as various colleges and
hostels have been converted into quarantine centres. Further,
the online mode of conduction of examination· fails to consider
the infrastructural disparities, which will work against several
students who do not have access to internet, laptops or
computers, which is paramount for conduct of online
examination.
4. It is most respectfully submitted that in view of the COVID
induced lockdown, a lot of parents have undergone substantial
pay cuts and even lay offs and in light of the same, it will be
extremely difficult for a large section of the students to pay their
examination fee nr to bear stay and travel expenses to the soun:;e
where the examination will be conducted.
5. It is most respectfully submitted that India has.already crossed
the tally of 10.38 lakh and while number of states are bringing
back lockdown of various types, the deadline of September 2020
for conduct of examination is unattainable and if the virus
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continue to be in a limbo about their future.
6. Lt is most respectfully submitted that the suggested model of
oonduction of compulsory examination takes the :;tudents
backwards rather than forward. It effectively brings in second
phase of postponement of examination, which creates a cloud of
uncertainty for the . states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Chattisgarh, Punjab and West Bengal, which already decided to
cancel examination.
7. It is most humbly submitted that the Revised Guidelines not.oniy
provides for a model which is extremely dangerous for the lives
of thousands of attendees (students· of final-year/semester
cohorts) but at the same time it is extremely dangerous for the
Professor's who will be invigilating the exams.
8.. It is. most respectfully: submitted that after the issuance of the
MHA notification and the Revised UGC Guidelines several states
including Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Maharasthra, Odisha and
West Bengal have announced cancellation of all upcoming .
examinations to be conducted in state universities, both for final
year/semester students. The Government of Delhi stated that the
conduct of examination would be ... unfair" as the teaching-leading
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Tamil Nadu stated that it is not in a position to conduct
examination until September 2·020, as several educational
institutions have been converted into COVID-19 care centres.
9. The Petitioner is seeking intervention of this Hon'ble Court for
the protection of the fundamental rights of the Petitioner,
members of the Petitioner No. 2 and thousands of similarly
placed students and therefore irreparable loss and injury would
·result to them if interim measures are -not granted.
In view of the above submissions, itis most respectfully prayed that
this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to: 'l
PRAYER
It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be
pleased to:
(a) Staythe operation and effect of the notification dated 06.07.2020
issued by the ministry of home affairs and the revised guidelines
dated 06.07.2020 issued by the university grant commission till
the pendency of the hearing and till the final disposal of the .
present writ petition, and further Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 be
restrained from acting against any university /institution for non-
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IJ~l Universities issued by the University Grant Commission ("UGC") f~ ~ ' ~ . w] on 0"6.07.2020 ("Revised UGC Guidelines") providing for the [ ~ ~ ~ . !i~ compulsory conduct of final term examination by Universities ti *I I N; and Institutions. f ~ I ~ . w . w &§l 2. The contents of the writ petition and the stay application may be !li • t ~f~~!i read as part and parcel of this application and the same are not )~.· .. d ,.,. % ~ Wt being repeated herein for the sake of brevity. :f • r - ~· . ~ ;~~j 3. That the Applicant has filed the present writ petition which needs ~~ ~ ~ .......... r' ~~~ to be listed before this Hon'ble Court,. due to the. following ~f #I :,~ :::~<;· '~ ~ ' ~ ii:!t: grounds of urgency: ;:; *I ~. ¢ I. ¥ ! iitj a. The Applicant herein, vide the present writ petition ,ii ~:*~ . t::
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:~~ also highlighted the problems associated in conducting ~~ ~ } 1jj the examination before the deadline of September 2020, (! ~ II 1i1):j as provided in the MHA notification. While India has f I . 8 Mtl already crossed the tally of 10.38 lakh and while the ii( Nl ~ :!~§ - ' ~i .~1~1 number of states are bringing back lockdown of various ri
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of right to health which is an important facet of right to
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4. In such circumStances, it is critical that the present petition may ........
be listed, at the earliest,. in order to protect the basic right of the
Petitioners as well as thousands of students, across the country .
PRAYER
It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be
pleased to grant:
a) Listing of the present writ petition urgently because of the
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aforementioned reasons of urgency;
Pass any other Order (s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in
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PETITIONER
PLACE: NEW DELHI
DATE:fJ.07.2020
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CIVIL ORIGINALJURISDICTION
I.A. NO. OF 2020
IN
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. OF2020
IN THE MATTER OF:
YASH DUBEY~-':_ ... PETITIONER ' -· ..,. .. ..._
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA& ORS. ...CONTESTING RESPONDENTS
APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING COURT FEES
ALONGWITH THE PRESENT WRIT PETITION DUE TO NON-
AVAILABILITY OF THE SAME IN LIGHT OF THE LOCKDOWN.
TO
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE
OF INDIA AND HIS COMPANION
JUSTICES OF THIS HON'BLE COURT
THE HUMBLE PETITION OF THE PETITIONER ABOVE NAMED
MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH:
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compulsory conduct of final term examination by Universities and
Institutions.
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here for the sake of brevity and the facts and circumstances narrated
in the accompanying Writ shall be treated as part and parcel for the
purposes of adjudication of the instant application for exemption
from filing Court Fees alongwith the present Application due to non
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notarized/attested due to non-availibility of the same in light of the
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PRAYER
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application due to non-availability of the same in light of the
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accompanying Writ shall be treated as part and parcel far the purposes
of adjudication of the instant application for exemption: from filing
Original/Notarised Affidavit and Vakalatanama alongwith the present
. Writ Petition due to non-availability of the same in light of the lockdown.
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Petition due to non-availibility of the same in light of the lockdown
implemented. It is further submitted that the Applicants undertake to
furnish the ariginal notarised affidavit and Vakalatnama at the earliest.
4. It is, therefore, in the interest of justice prayed that the present Writ
Petition is exempted to be filed without the Original Notarised Affidavit
fllld Val<alatnama.
5. The presentapplication is bonafide and in the interest of justice.
-PRA¥ER
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UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INl)IA (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION PETITION) WRIT PETITION (CML) NO. OF 2020
IN THE.MATTEROF:
Mr. Yash Dubey & Anr. .. .... Petitic_mer
Versus
Union qflndia & OtheFs ...... C1,mtesting Re~pondents
VAKAl>ATI:tAM4. II We PETITIONER (Piaintifl(s) /Appellant(s) /Petltioner(s).
/Respondent(s) In the above suit/appeal/special leave petition/reference do hereby appoint and retain Mr. Ral Kamal, Advocate, Supreme CoiJ,rt of India,. New l)elhi to act and appear for me/us in the above matter and on my/our behalf tQ. conduct and prosecute of defend the same and all proceedings that may !!e tllken in r~P.ec\ Qf any aP.PiicatiQn cQnnecte\J with the ~aine or any decree or order passed therein Including proceedings in taxation aDd application for review to file and obtain return of documents, and ilej)Qsit and receive money on my/our behalf In the said matter ano;l to represent me/us ano;l to take all necessary steps on my/our beh.alf iD the above matter. JJ we agree to ratff'y all facts done by af0resafd advocate in pursuance ofthfs authority, ·
l)ated this the 20"' day of July, 2020
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MEMO OF APPEARANCE To,
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Code: 2077 CIIAMBER SUPREME COURT, NEW DELHI-01
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UNri:&R ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITl,JTION OF INDIA (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION PETITION) WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. OF 2020
IN THE-MATTER OF:
Mr. Ya~h Dubey & Anr. .. .... Petitioner
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Unipn oflndia & Othns ...... C«)Dtesting Respondents
VAKALATNAMA Jl We PETITIONER (Plaintiff(s) /Appellant(s) /Petitiol)er(s)
/Respondent(s) in the above suiVappeaVspecial leave petitioulreference do hereby appoint and retain Mr. Rat Kamal. Advocate, Supreme Court of India, New Delbi to act and appear for me/us in the abQve matter and on my/our behalf to conduct and prosecute of defend the same and· all proceedings that may be taken in respect of any application connecte<j with the same or any. decree or order passed therein including proceedings in taxation and application for review t<;> llle and obtain return of documents, and deposit' and receive money on my/our behalf in the said matter and to represent. me/us and t<;> take all necessa,.Y steps on my/our behalf in the above matter. I/ we agree tQ ratify .all facts done by aforesaid advocate in pursuance Qf this auihQrity.
Dated-thiS tile 2tfl' day¢ July, 21)21)
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Advocate, Supreme Court APPELLANT(S)/PETITIONER(S)/ RESPONDENT(S)
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MEMO OF APPEARANCE
Tbe.R.egistl:ar, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi
Please enter my appearance in the above mentioned
Yours faithfully,
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