Delhi HC questions reason for denying student promotion to class X
Delhi HC questions reason for denying student promotion to class X
Finally some relief for Sahitya Soothwal, a class IX student of St Michael's Senior Secondary School, at Pusa Road. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Director of Education (DoE), CBSE and the school on a petition filed by Soothwal, challenging the failure of the school to implement the scheme of examination reforms and Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) formulated by the Government of India. 
Rules of change: St. Michael's Sr Secondary School at Pusa Road in
New Delhi. u00a0PIC/RAJEEV TYAGI
Soothwal was allegedly detained in class IX, though he was entitled to be promoted to class X in the academic year 2009-2010. Ashok Agarwal, Soothwal's lawyer, submitted that the petitioner had secured C grade in three subjects, D in one subject and E in another subject with a total of 23 grade points and therefore, in terms of the promotion policy envisaged in the CCE scheme, the petitioner was entitled to be promoted to class X.
Ramesh Kumar, the petitioner's father, said, "Initially the school implemented CCE and allowed my child to sit in class X. However 12 days later, on April 14, the school asked my son to go back to class IX as he had 'failed'. Such an action on the part of the school is totally illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and unconstitutional."
"I ran from pillar to post after that but nobody responded. The officials kept asking me to meet different people in this regard. Finally, failing after all the attempts, I moved court. After the court's judgment, I hope that the officials will take my case seriously," Kumar added.
The notice circulated to the principals of all the schools affiliated to CBSE in September last year said that students' performance will be assessed using conventional numerical marking mode, and the same will be later converted into grades on the basis of the pre-determined marks. CCE has been introduced by the CBSE in all the schools all over the country that are affiliated to it.
However, the school authorities denied receiving any such letter from CBSE. St Michael's Senior Secondary
"In terms of the CBSE decision, the petitioner was allowed to take one attempt.u00a0 When he was about to take his second, he was informed about the changed stance of the CBSE and was thus not allowed another attempt," submitted Agarwal. The case will now come up for hearing on July 16, 2010.
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