The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed a petition over glitches in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)’s On Screen Marking (OSM) system for Class 12, observing that permitting revaluation at this stage would open a Pandora’s Box.
Lawyer Rakesh Binjola moved the court, saying that the glitches led to discrepancies in the results of tens of thousands of students. The court last week asked the government and CBSE to file a response on a permanent mechanism to deal with the OSM glitches and whether the one-week window for students seeking revaluation could be reopened. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta reiterated that the admission process to colleges is over and reopening the window at this stage will lead to more problems. He pointed out that the petitioner missed the bus and cannot now seek any relief. The bench sought proof that the system crashed. Three days later, the plea was filed in the Supreme Court.
He informed the court that when the revaluation window was provided, 168,000 students applied. He added that the system was crashing during the period and there are more students than the 168,000 that the CBSE cited. Mehta pointed out that the Delhi high court examined the issue and dismissed the petition on June 12.
Binjola’s lawyer, Lakshmikant Shukla, told the court that this is not limited to the petitioner alone, as tens of thousands of students could not avail of the window.
