CET ranking: Karnataka Examinations Authority gets Karnataka HC notice
The high court on Thursday ordered notice to Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) in response to a petition filed by a group of students who are repeaters vis-a-vis Common Entrance Test(CET)-2022.
Karnataka HCBENGALURU: The high court on Thursday ordered notice to Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) in response to a petition filed by a group of students who are repeaters vis-a-vis Common Entrance Test(CET)-2022.
R Eshwar and seven others have sought for a direction to consider the marks obtained by them in the respective subjects of the qualifying exam (2020-21 II PU) along with marks obtained in CET-2022 in equal proportion, while declaring the rankings. During the brief hearing, NK Ramesh, counsel for KEA, submitted that grant of any interim order (at this juncture) would have repercussions on the whole exercise and added that the authority would like to argue the matter and place its stand before the court. He further told the court that some other students have also filed a petition seeking similar relief. Justice SR Krishna Kumar directed the matter to be posted on Monday.
"The said action is contrary to CET admission rules," the petitioners claimed and added that KEA clearly violated principles enunciated under Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution by denying equal opportunity to the petitioners vis-a-vis professional courses.
R Eshwar and seven others have sought for a direction to consider the marks obtained by them in the respective subjects of the qualifying exam (2020-21 II PU) along with marks obtained in CET-2022 in equal proportion, while declaring the rankings. During the brief hearing, NK Ramesh, counsel for KEA, submitted that grant of any interim order (at this juncture) would have repercussions on the whole exercise and added that the authority would like to argue the matter and place its stand before the court. He further told the court that some other students have also filed a petition seeking similar relief. Justice SR Krishna Kumar directed the matter to be posted on Monday.
'Discriminatory action'
The petitioners claimed that the action of KEA not to take into account the scores obtained by CET repeaters in II PU (2020-21 batch) and restricting the consideration only to marks obtained by them in CET-2022 is discriminatory.
"The said action is contrary to CET admission rules," the petitioners claimed and added that KEA clearly violated principles enunciated under Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution by denying equal opportunity to the petitioners vis-a-vis professional courses.
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