SC restrains Karnataka from declaring results of half-yearly exams of classes 8 to 10
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Karnataka government for "harassing" students by conducting board exams for different classes, and restrained it from declaring results of board examinations of classes 8, 9 and 10 till further orders.
A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that if the exam has not been conducted in any district, then it shall not be taken.
"Why are you harassing the students? You are the state. You should not behave like this. Don't make it an ego issue. If you are really concerned about the welfare of students, then please open good schools. Don't throttle them,” the bench told senior advocate Devadatt Kamat, appearing for the Karnataka government.
The bench said no other state follows this model of education which is being followed by the Karnataka government.
Kamat said that the state government has withdrawn a circular for conducting board examinations for students of classes 5, 8, 9 and 10 in the current academic year in seven rural districts of the state.
The top court was informed that examination was conducted in 24 other districts as well.
It asked the state government to file an affidavit giving the exact details of the examination in four weeks.
The top court was hearing an appeal filed by Organisation for Unaided Recognised Schools against the March 22, judgement of the Karnataka High Court.
The high court's division bench had permitted the state government to conduct the board exams for different classes for the academic year 2023-24, overruling the March 6 order of a single judge's bench.
The single judge of the high court had nullified the state government's decision of October 2023 to hold board exams for different classes through the Karnataka State Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB).
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India is supporting Israel not Palestine to appease US imperialism, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Kannur: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has accused the Union government of supporting Israel, instead of Palestine, just to appease American imperialism.
During the inauguration of CH Kanaram commemoration public meeting in Kannur on Sunday, Vijayan remarked that Israel and the ruling powers in India are twin siblings. “One’s name is Zionists and the other is Sangh Parivaar. There is no difference between these two,” he was quoted as saying by India Today.
The Chief Minister also criticised the central government for its stance of neutrality regarding the ongoing issue. He pointed out that most countries in the United Nations have called on Israel to stop the war, while only a few, including the United States, have opposed it. He questioned India's position, stating that we are choosing neutrality. “We are refraining from taking part in the voting. We are not with Palestine. We are not in the group that is asking to stop the attack on Palestine. The meaning of it is – We are standing on the other side,” he expressed.
Vijayan alleged that while many countries, including Italy, have decided to halt arms supplies to Israel, India has not done so, the report added. He emphasised that India engages in significant weapon business with Israel, adding that country has become “the land that makes weapons that Israel wants.”
Pinarayi Vijayan reiterated his stance that the situation in Palestine is not a war but a genocide. “It can be called war only when the other side also has enough weapons. It’s a one-sided attack. Israel has come out to destroy. They are using all weapons,” he stated.
