New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday lifts the ban on the announcement of the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) 2011 results, which was rescheduled following reports of leakage of question paper.
As per sources, presently, the Bench compromising of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna has announced that the declaration of results would not be delayed. In addition, court has also issued notice to National Law University (NLU), Delhi, seeking its answer on the accusation that many candidates were unable to give the law entrance test following the rescheduling of AIEEE exam. Besides, the Bench has posted the subject for final hearing on May 30.
Delhi High Court's decision of lifting the ban on declaration AIEEE 2011 results was influenced by the petitions filed by parents of AIEEE aspirants seeking cancellation of the entrance exam held on May 1 and May 11. The subject matter of the petition was that the entrance exam scheduled for 1 May 2011 was postponed by two and half hours after reports of leakage of question paper came in. Moreover, as per the petition students were compelled to give their exam under unfavorable circumstances, which was against the fundamental rights.
Soon, the AIEEE was rescheduled and the entrance exam was conducted on 11 May 2011, but only for those candidates who could not take the said exam on 1 May 2011. The rescheduled entrance exam was also challenged by the petition on the ground that it gave unfair advantage to the candidates appearing after ten days.
Pritam Singh, Director (Special Exam), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in his proclamation has asserted that 97 % of the aspirants appeared for the entrance test on May 1, 2011. Besides, Mr Singh also stated that it would have resulted in immense trouble and destitution to a large number of students, in case the examination was cancelled. Sources have informed that, however, earlier the Supreme Court had refused to stay the May 11 entrance exam, when it was approached by the same petitioner.
