The Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) has said they will challenge the High Court order quashing board exams for Classes 5, 8, 9 and 11, before the Division Bench and seek an urgent hearing. Exams for Classes 5, 8 and 9 are scheduled to begin from March 11. Students and parents have now been pushed to confusion.
“We will challenge this order before a Division Bench and given the tight schedule of the exams, we will seek an urgent hearing on Thursday,” said Ritesh Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, DSEL. Thursday will be the only working day for the High Court of Karnataka before Monday, as the court will be closed for the weekend due to Shivaratri on Friday followed by a second Saturday.
Meanwhile, Lokesh Talikatte, one of the petitioners challenging board exams and the president of Registered Unaided Private Schools Management Association (RUPSA-Karnataka), said if the Department challenges the High Court Order, they will also contest it, indicating a tough legal battle ahead.
