SC to continue hearing pleas seeking cancellation of final-year exams today
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The Supreme Court will continue to hear a batch of petitions seeking cancellation of final year/semester examinations in September amid the COVID-19 pandemic today. The key hearing is expected to begin around 11 am. Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, lawyer appearing for 31 students, said that he would request the top court to grant relief to students considering their health, safety and job/admission opportunities. Anubha Srivastava Sahai, the chief of the India Wide Parents' Association also hoped for a verdict in the students' favour. "We are expected that honorable SC will pass order in the larger interest of the students due to this pandemic situation which will force many students to opt-out and many have already left for their hometowns. Best wishes with students," she told India TV Digital ahead of the much-awaited hearing.
The Supreme Court will continue to hear a batch of petitions seeking cancellation of final year/semester examinations in September amid the COVID-19 pandemic today. The key hearing is expected to begin around 11 am. Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, lawyer appearing for 31 students, said that he would request the top court to grant relief to students considering their health, safety and job/admission opportunities. Anubha Srivastava Sahai, the chief of the India Wide Parents' Association also hoped for a verdict in the students' favour. "We are expected that honorable SC will pass order in the larger interest of the students due to this pandemic situation which will force many students to opt-out and many have already left for their hometowns. Best wishes with students," she told India TV Digital ahead of the much-awaited hearing.
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