In Brief
Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences appealed against High Court orders directing re-evaluation of answer scripts in a postgraduate diploma examination. Students had challenged their digital evaluation results and sought re-evaluation. The University contended that no statutory provision for re-evaluation exists. The Supreme Court held that in the absence of any specific provision for re-evaluation in the relevant rules, courts cannot order re-evaluation while exercising constitutional review powers. The Court disapproved the practice of courts calling for answer scripts and directing re-evaluation without legal basis. However, already-declared results from the earlier re-evaluation were not disturbed.
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