(A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ.)
Maghi Devi _______________________________________ Petitioner;
v.
Union of India and Others ________________________ Respondent(s).
Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No(s). 13461/2020, decided on June 28, 2020
IA No. 57781/2020 – Application For Permission IA No. 57782/2020 – Exemption From Filing C/C of the Impugned Judgment IA No. 57783/2020 – Permission to File Additional Documents/Facts/Annexures) Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No(s). 13461/2020; DBCWP No. 5799/2020; IA No. 57781/2020; IA No. 57782/2020; and IA No. 57783/2020
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Permission to file Special Leave Petition is granted.
2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
3. Perused the impugned judgment.
4. We find no infirmity in the view expressed by the High Court. The petitioner has not referred to even a single instance in this Special Leave Petition to highlight the deficiency of facilities or for that matter flouting of any protocol specified by the Central Government or State Government in any examination centre, whilst conducting such examination during the Covid-19 pandemic situation.
5. Our attention has been invited by the counsel for the State to an order passed by this Court in similar situation in SLP(C) D. No. 12064 of 2020 titled as Rajshree v. State of Karnataka.
6. Notably, the High Court while dismissing the contempt petition also took note of the fact that the examinations had commenced from 18.06.2020; and we find that as per the schedule published in the official website of the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Ajmer, the examination proceeded even on 19.06.2020, 20.06.2020 and 22.06.2020 to 27.06.2020 on every day. Despite this, not even a solitary instance has been brought to our notice where complaint about inappropriate facilities or the possibility of exposure of the students due to breach of standard operating procedure, as the case may be.
7. Taking over all view of the matter, we decline to interfere in this Special Leave Petition. The Special Leave Petition is dismissed accordingly.
8. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.
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