SHAKTI SINGH Vs. BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner was a student of St. Pauls Senior Higher Secondary School, Ajmer in Class-12th in the year 1992-93. He was not permitted for appearing in the examination on account of shortfall in the attendance by 99 meetings. His case is that he sustained a fracture on 9. 08. 1992 and on account of this, he was unable to attend the school up to 18. 11. 1992 and for this reason his attendance has fallen short. He has challenged the validity of Regulation 4 (3) Chapter 22 of the handbook of the Board of Secondary School Examination Rajasthan which reads as under: ***

(2.) THIS regulation has been challenged on the ground that there is no provision for meeting with the extra ordinary circumstances of illness and other circumstances beyond the control of the student. It is also said to be discriminatory because there is no provision for compulsory attendance for the private students.