Studying the Judgment on holding Examinations during Pandemic
Day to day life is affected due to COVID-19 Pandemic and so are the Educational institutions and their academic curriculum. Recently, Hon’ble Supreme Court has delivered a judgment [ Praneeth K and Ors. Vs. University Grants Commission (UGC) and Ors. (Writ Petition (Civil) No.724 of 2020)] which is well known to one and all. Here, by way of this blog, I have tried to cover few legal aspects of the judgment setting a clear intention to avoid political views. Due to pandemic regular lectures and examinations are affected to the great extent and other means to communicate and conduct lectures and internal assessments have been evolved by the time. Examination happens to be the process in which academic excellence of the students is evaluated based on their preparation and overall performance in the academic year/term. Before studying the legal aspects of the judgment it is necessary to consider contradictory views upon which the edifice of the case was bas