High Court Cancels State Board Exams for Classes 5, 8, and 9 in Karnataka
Bengaluru: In a significant decision, the High Court has canceled the circular issued by the Karnataka state government regarding the state-level board examinations for students in classes 5, 8, and 9 of state curriculum schools.
The state government had previously announced its intention to replace school-level assessments with state-level board examinations for these classes. Following a petition filed by the Union of Unaided Private Schools challenging this circular, Justice Ravi Hosmani, heading a single-member bench, delivered the verdict.
While a detailed copy of the order is awaited, the High Court's decision has led to the cancellation of board exams scheduled from March 9 to 11.
The State Education Department had issued two circulars on October 6 and 9, 2023, under the Education Act, proposing to conduct these board exams. The petitioner association argued that the Education Department's circular only applied to government school students and was not part of the syllabus for private schools. They contended that the learning recovery syllabus questions would be challenging for private school students, who follow a different curriculum.
Advocates for the government argued that the learning recovery syllabus is part of the curriculum and is designed to enhance children's intelligence positively. They stated that the questions would be based on this syllabus, which is derived from the general curriculum.
After considering these arguments, the High Court canceled the government's order, effectively halting the board exams for these classes.
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Woman, 2 sons found dead in Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): Three members of a family were found dead inside their home in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji on Friday, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, officials said.
Police said the incident came to light around 2.47 pm when a police team reached the premises to execute a court order related to possession of the property. When repeated knocks went unanswered, the staff used a duplicate key to open the door.
Inside, officers found Anuradha Kapoor (52) and her sons, Ashish Kapoor (32) and Chaitanya Kapoor (27), hanging from the ceiling, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Hemant Tiwari said in a statement. All three were declared dead.
A handwritten note was recovered from the room, suggesting the family had been struggling with depression.
"The handwritten note indicates emotional distress faced by the family due to which the family may have taken the extreme step," the officer said.
The bodies have been shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) mortuary for post-mortem and other legal formalities under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), police said.
Residents of the neighbourhood said they were shocked to learn about the deaths, adding that the family kept largely to themselves.
Pankaj Kashyap, a resident of Girinagar, said he learnt about the deaths while leaving for work. "I live and work here and was leaving for work when I saw many people standing outside and talking. That is how I got to know that three people had committed suicide. I also saw several police vehicles outside, but I do not know much beyond that," he said.
Baldev, another neighbour, said the family had been living in the newly constructed house for around two years. "We only knew that a mother and her two children lived there. They had moved into the newly built house around two years ago. We did not interact much with them. Today we heard that all three have committed suicide, and whatever we know is based on what people here are saying," he said.
Another neighbour, Ramesh Kumar, claimed the family had earlier attempted suicide.
"About fifteen to twenty days ago, the two sons in the family had attempted suicide and police and ambulances had come. That was when I first got to know who they were. I do not recognise them by face, but we saw the ambulances and police take the two sons that day. Today again we saw ambulances and police arriving, so everyone came out to see what had happened. I do not know how long they had been living here, but this is all we know," he said.
Police said they are examining the family's financial condition, social circumstances, and other factors that may have contributed to the incident. Further investigation is underway.
