Education/Educational Institutions – Chartered Accountancy – Examination – Re-scheduling of two papers sought – Phasewise polling during the 2024 General Elections was scheduled to take place on 07.05.2024 and 13.05.2024 – Chartered Accountant Examination for the Intermediate and final course were to be held between 02.05.2024 and 17.05.2024 – Rescheduling of two papers scheduled to be held on 08.05.2024 and 14.05.2024 sought contending that convening of the examination one day after the polling will cause severe hardship to candidates – Whether the examination schedule will cause a dislocation for students eligible to exercise their franchise and enrolled for the examination:
Held: Scheduling of examinations essentially pertains to the policy domain – Number of centres is 591, spread across not only cities but other parts of the country as well – No examination scheduled on polling days or on a day prior – Over 4,36,000 candidates enrolled for the examination – The grant of any relief at this stage would cause substantial prejudice. [Para 6]
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