Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed Maharashtra secondary and secondary education councils to consider the refund request costs taken from students for the SSC and HSC exams, which were finally canceled.
Chairman of the Chairperson of the Datta Flat Judge and Justice Gires Kulkarni heard pills with Pratapsing Chanddar (80), a retired principal in Miraj, Sangli Regency, that even though there was a cancellation of costs that had not yet been returned.
Chanddar petition said parents had struggled to pay for their children’s education.
“Even in Covid-19 which is valid since March 2020 Many parents face more financial difficulties.
Even so, parents have deposited costs.
In such situations, the Board must decide to return the cost,” the letter this June 22 to the Chairman of the Board , His petition said it was the duty of the state to restore the number and non-refund would result in an unfair enrichment of the state instrumentality, which was entrusted by instilling education and the same certification and not intended to become a profit-making company “.
His Advocate Manoj Shirdas said the cost of Rs 420 for SSC and RS 520 for HSC may be small, but in the countryside it is “the money obtained hard” for parents.
He said “Almost Rs 150 Crore was collected as a test fee”.
About 16 lakh SSC and 14 HSC students have registered for the exam.
State Advocate Bhupesh Samant said the cost was “a very nominal amount” and the steps were taken for internal assessment and declaration of results.
“Something is also done that requires labor, energy, and the results are given,” he said.
Shirsat said the school was assigned with an internal assessment and to send a sign to the board for the results declaration.
“The main fee of answer papers, printing, et cetera, avoided,” he said.
CJ said, “If they have taken steps, they are entitled to certain costs.” Dispose of pills, the judges direct the chairman of the council to consider Chanddar’s representative by giving him the opportunity to hear.
In the refund event it is not acceptable, it will give a reasonable command.
The judges direct the exercises to be “completed as soon as possible and preferably within four weeks”.