Petitition Before Bombay HC Seeking Uniform Examination Pattern in Maharashtra

CASE: Balusha Bhasal & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.

BENCH: Justices Milind Jadhav and Abhay Ahuja.

A law student has approached the Bombay High Court seeking uniformity in examinations and timely declaration of results by universities in Maharashtra.

First-year law student, Balusha filed the petition along with a social worker, who had been approached by 10 other students. In the petition, the petitioner complained that different universities conducted their own exams with different patterns and schedules. The issue of conducting an examination for the year 2022 was under consideration.

At a meeting of all Vice Chancellors of non-agriculture universities, a decision was made to have uniform examinations and to have them conducted online. It was also decided that a gap of two days between each paper will be provided. The minutes of the meeting were also circulated.

The grievance of the petitioners was that not all universities were following the decisions of the minutes. Every university was following its own academic calendar. They also objected to the gap of two days between two papers as it prolongs the process of examinations.

The petitioners further prayed for a uniform pattern of the academic calendars across Maharashtra. Further, he requested directions to ensure that results are declared within the shortest possible time to ensure that deadlines outlined in the academic calendars of international universities are not missed.