VARAD BALWANT VASANT & ORS. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

VARAD BALWANT VASANT & ORS. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

The petition was dismissed because scheduling examinations is a policy decision; no exams were scheduled on polling days or the day prior; there are 591 centres and over 436,000 candidates enrolled, and granting the requested relief or permitting selective postponement would cause substantial prejudice and be contrary to regulations.

Parties
Petitioners: Varad Balwant Vasant & Ors.; Respondents: Union of India & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
29 April 2024
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) No. 255 of 2024 (under Article 32) / Order Dismissing Writ Petition
Outcome
Writ Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Re Scheduling of Examinations, Examination Scheduling Vs. Voting Franchise, Relief by Allowing Subsequent Batch, Distribution of Examination Centres
Education Chartered Accountancy Election Law Administrative Law Re Scheduling of Examinations Examination Scheduling Vs. Voting Franchise Relief by Allowing Subsequent Batch Distribution of Examination Centres

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Parties

Varad Balwant Vasant & Ors.

Petitioners

Union of India & Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) No. 255 of 2024 (under Article 32) / Order Dismissing Writ Petition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether two Chartered Accountant examination papers scheduled on 8 May 2024 and 14 May 2024 should be rescheduled because phase-wise polling on 7 May 2024 and 13 May 2024 would cause hardship to candidates
  2. 2 Whether students unable to appear on those dates could be given an option to take the papers in a subsequent batch

Ratio Decidendi

The petition was dismissed because scheduling examinations is a policy decision; no exams were scheduled on polling days or the day prior; there are 591 centres and over 436,000 candidates enrolled, and granting the requested relief or permitting selective postponement would cause substantial prejudice and be contrary to regulations.

Court Disposition

Writ Petition dismissed

Orders

  • The Writ Petition is dismissed.
  • Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.