New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition to postpone the CA exams held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) given Lok Sabha elections.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra noted that the CA exams for intermediate and final levels are scheduled on May 8 and May 14, whereas the elections are on May 7, and May 13, 2024.
The Court said that postponing the exams one day after the phase-wise polling, as suggested by the petitioners, would cause severe hardship to several students.
Senior Advocate Madhavi Divan, appearing for the petitioners, submitted that it would be difficult for students from interior regions to reach the exam centres the next day after exercising their franchise.
The Bench said that over 4.36 lakh students have students for the exams and postponing the dates will cause grave hardship. The bench also noted that a total of 591 exam centres have been arranged across India and that no exams are scheduled on the polling dates.
The ICAI argued that giving opt-out options would prejudice those students who take all papers in a single attempt.
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