Chennai: Madras high court has directed Kamaraj College of Education to conduct fresh examination for a student who was unable to appear in examination as internet facilities were snapped in view of May 22 anti-Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi.
In the petition, A. Ramya, a student of Kamaraj College of Education, Kanyakumari district, submitted that she was denied permission to appear in the examination held on May 28 last, as she did not receive the hall ticket before the examination. She had paid necessary fees and no dues were pending against her. She also got sufficient attendance to appear in the examination.
However, the Additional Government Pleader submitted that the examination was scheduled on May 28 and the hall ticket was sent to her on May 26. Due to the Thoothukudi incidents, all internet portals could not be opened on the website. Hence, the hall ticket did not reach the petitioner on time. Again, it was sent to her on May 28 (the date of examination). However, the hall ticket had reached the petitioner only after the examination was over.
Disposing of a writ petition, Justice S. Vaidyanathan said that taking note of the facts, the petitioner is not in fault. She shall be permitted to take up the examination on the subject which she did not write on account of the non-holding of the hall ticket, which is not due to her fault. A fresh examination shall be conducted for the subject at the same centre. The special examination should not be treated as a supplementary one.
