MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARYED vs PARITOSH BHUPESH KUMAR SHETH ETC.

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of Clauses (1) and (3) of Regulation 104 of the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Boards Regulations, 1977, which restricted the rights of examinees to inspect and revalue their answer books. The Court held that these clauses violated the principles of natural justice and were ultra vires the powers conferred by Section 36 of the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Boards Act, 1965. Consequently, the Court struck down the impugned provisions, affirming the right of candidates to seek inspection and revaluation of their answer scripts.