In yet another case (Ram KumarJha v. University of Delhi & Ors.) of wrong answer key in an entrance exam, Delhi High Court High Court on Monday has directed the
University of Delhi, respondent, for re-computing the score of the
petitioner-student, Ram Kumar Jha. The petitioner, who had appeared for the
entrance test (2013-14) of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, was not satisfied with his result.
On obtaining his answer sheets and copies of questions via an RTI application,
the petitioner noted that answer key in respect of two questions were not
correct.
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Consequently, the
petitioner approached the High Court for directing the respondent to rectify
the answer and to take the admission of the petitioner. The High Court, while accepting
the contentions of the petitioner, held that it would be failing to discharge
its duty if it does not correct answers which are patently wrong:
“It
is true
that ordinarily the Courts should
not interfered with
the answers notified by
the examiners but,
where the Court
finds that the answer
contained in the
answer key in
respect of a
particular question cannot even
be said one of the possible correct and
appropriate answers, not to speak of the most appropriate answer, the Court
would be failing in its duty, if it does
not correct such patently wrong answer and leaves a wronged candidate
remediless, particularly when
the question under consideration relates to a field of law.”
