: Covid: SC warns Andhra against holding Class 12 exams, calls it ‘question of health and safety’ #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded the Andhra Pradesh government for its decision

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Covid: SC warns Andhra against holding Class 12 exams, calls it ‘question of health and safety’ #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded the Andhra Pradesh government for its decision to hold in-session state board exams for Class 12 students amid the coronavirus crisis, Live Law reported. The court said that the state government would be held responsible if anyone died due to the infection.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari was hearing a petition seeking cancellation of the exams. The court questioned Andhra Pradesh’s decision to go ahead with the exams in July when other states had cancelled them. “If there is even one fatality, we may order compensation amounting to Rs 1 crore,� the bench said, according to NDTV. “There are states giving Rs 1 crore as compensation to families of those who died. We may keep this amount for Andhra Pradesh also.�The bench said it was not convinced about the government’s statement in its affidavit that it would seat only 15 students in every exam hall, according to Live Law.The court noted that nearly 5 lakh students were scheduled to sit for the exams and the government should arrange more than 30,000 exam halls. “Do you have a formula for that?� the bench asked lawyer Mahfooz Nazki, representing the state government. “You will require over 35,000 rooms if it is 15 students per...Read more

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