Right to Appear in Exams is Part of Right to Dignity under Article 21: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court held that a student’s right to appear in examinations forms part of the right to live with dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution.

Granting relief to a first-year B.Sc. student who was barred from her semester exam due to a university’s technical lapse, the Court ruled that a student’s future cannot be jeopardised for administrative failures when she is not at fault.

The Court directed the University to conduct a special examination and declare the result within a reasonable time, stressing that educational authorities must act promptly to rectify technical errors affecting students’ academic careers.

[Shreya Pandey v. State of UP]