Conducting Exams Not Safe: Maharashtra Govt To Bombay High Court
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- 17-Jun-2020
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With the ICSE and ISE exams just around the corner, the Maharashtra state government has filed an affidavit in the Bombay HC. In the affidavit, the state government has mentioned about the rising danger due to the spread of the novel Coronavirus and how conducting exams amid these troublesome circumstances may lead to unwanted health hazards.
Earlier on Monday, the CISCE had informed the HC regarding the choice it has presented to the students. The students who are required to appear for the exams can either write their papers or choose to obtain scores based on internal assessment, told the CISCE to a bench led by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta.
The affidavit which opposes the decision of the CISCE has been filed by Rajendra Pawar, who is the deputy secretary of the school education department. The affidavit raises concerns about the increasing number of COVID-19 cases and the danger possessed by the exams to the people who will be involved in the same. Also, since the weather is changing and it will be monsoon season very soon, the lack of information about how the Coronavirus will act during the rainy season has been mentioned in the affidavit.
"The views of executive and administration of the state, relating to feasibility of holding such exams need to be considered with utmost importance. One of the aspects known about the coronavirus is that it travels through paper and conducting exams would include handling papers on a large scale and by a large number of human beings. Therefore, it is inherently dangerous from the point of view of public safety and the safety of children, to permit holding such exams", reads the affidavit.
Maharashtra state govt has also quoted other cancelled exams in the affidavit. The process of conducting exams will incorporate heavy movement of students, teachers, and parents, along with the transportation of answer sheets and questions papers. Hence, by increasing the risk of virus transmission, it will put the lives of many in danger.
"It is only after we are told about the exact number of students willing to appear for the exams that we will be in a position to take a final decision. However, it is emphatically submitted that the state does have powers to even prevent such exams, especially in view of the pandemic," the affidavit reads. We cannot allow any activity in the state which has the inherent potential of spreading coronavirus amongst the residents of Maharashtra", the affidavit reads. The Bombay High Court will hold a hearing on the matter on Wednesday.
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