SC directs ICAI to let candidates opt out of July exams if they had ‘problems related to COVID-19’
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Chartered Accountancy aspirants must be given the choice even if the examination centre has been modified to one other location inside the identical metropolis, it says.
Spelling aid to lakhs of Chartered Accountancy aspirants, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed them to opt out if they or their members of the family suffered from COVID-19.
The court docket directed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to permit candidates to opt out of the examination scheduled in July if candidates had been in a position to produce a certificates from a registered medical practitioner displaying that both they or any member of the family had been affected by COVID-19 or its after-effects and had been unable to put together for the examination.
The court docket additional directed that candidates must be given the choice to opt out even if the examination centre has been modified to one other location inside the identical metropolis.
“If you are changing the exam centre at the last minute because of your own logistical problem, you should leave it to the candidate to decide whether he or she wants to opt out. You have to give the candidate the choice and respect their choice,” Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, main a three-judge Bench, addressed the ICAI, represented by senior advocate Ramji Srinivasan.
The court docket stated candidates who opted out due to “COVID-related problems” and examination centre adjustments must be allowed to seem within the back-up examination every time it might be performed.
The Supreme Court, permitting the ICAI to go forward with its exams in July, directed the institute to strictly adhere to the usual working process issued by the competent authority underneath the legislation, together with the Disaster Management Act.
On Tuesday, the court docket had pointed out to the ICAI that opt-out possibility must be made out there not just for candidates who’re COVID-19 constructive on the time of examination but additionally for many who couldn’t put together for his or her exams due to prolonged post-pandemic problems licensed by an knowledgeable.
“Have you taken into consideration the post-COVID effects,” Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, on the Bench, had requested Mr. Srinivasan
“Some of us on the Bench have personally experienced this… Even the fatigue factor after a COVID attack is horrible. Some people have not been able to work for two to three weeks… You cannot expect a CA aspirant to put in his best when he is suffering from post-COVID issues… The preparation for this exam is not simple… This is all about giving a person an opportunity,” Justice Khanwilkar had noticed.
The Bench was listening to pleas to postpone the CA examination due to the pandemic.
The ICAI had stated that July was the apt time to conduct the examination with all security protocols in place, contemplating the lull in circumstances. The third wave might hit in September or October.
The ICAI had stated the candidates had been keen to take the exams. “Out of 3,74,230 candidates, as on June 27, more than 2,82,000 candidates have downloaded their admit cards, thus showing their eagerness to appear in the examinations,” it had argued.
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