FINE FOR NEGLIGENCE IN EVALUATION OF ANSWER SHEET- MADHYA PRADESH HC

FINE FOR NEGLIGENCE IN EVALUATION OF ANSWER SHEET- MADHYA PRADESH HC                                  7TH DECEMBER, 2020                             

The Madhya Pradesh High Court imposed the quantum of  fine of Rs 2,000 on an assessor for negligence in the evaluation of an answer sheet. The Court has also instructed the Board of Secondary Education, Bhopal to issue revised marks list with increased marks.

The Court has clarified that the assessment should be done with utmost caution and such carelessness will harm the future of students. The court held that the objective  to impose such fine is that the loss of self-economic damage will deepen the sense of not repeating the mistake for a long time.

During the course of hearing , the petitioner’s counsel argued that the petitioner is a brilliant student. He was given only 30 marks in Chemistry in Class XII, which he was not satisfied with.

Furthermore, the high court held that the evaluation of the answer book is an act of extreme responsibility, hence negligence is inexcusable.