Supreme Court of India · 1983-09-27
KANPUR UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS vs SAMIR GUPTA AND OTHERS
- Citation / case number
- SC 1983/66042
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KANPUR UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS
- Respondent
- SAMIR GUPTA AND OTHERS
- Author
- Y.V. (() CHANDRACHUD
- Bench
- Y.V. ((CJ) CHANDRACHUD
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court ruled that the correctness of key-answers in the Combined Pre-Medical Test can be challenged if it is demonstrated to be wrong, as per the principles established in the case. The Court held that key-answers should be presumed correct unless proven otherwise, and in this case, the students' answers were validated by numerous acknowledged textbooks, indicating the key-answers were incorrect. Consequently, the High Court's decision to allow the petitions was upheld, emphasizing the need for a systematic approach to ensure the accuracy of examination materials.