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Karnataka govt postpones board exam for Classes 5, 8, 9 after SC sets aside HC’s interim order

The court allowed the appeals filed by the Registered Unaided Private Schools Association that challenged the interim order passed by the division bench of the High Court on March 7.

Karnataka :- The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a two-bench interim order of Karnataka High Court’s putting the Karnataka government’s decision to conduct board exams for Classes 5, 8 and 9 for the state board syllabus on hold. The apex court has set aside the order and has referred the case to a division bench. As a result, the board exams have been postponed by the government, the school education department said.

The court allowed the appeals filed by the Registered Unaided Private Schools Association that challenged the interim order passed by the division bench of the High Court on March 7, staying a single bench judgment that quashed the government’s decision to hold board exams for classes 5, 8, 9 and 11. Meanwhile, the apex court noted that the board exam for class 11 is already over and those for classes 5, 8, 9 have already commenced (since March 11) and are to be concluded on March 18.

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