Minor Sunil Oraon Tr. Guardian & Ors vs C.B.S.E. & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the Letters Patent Appeal by the Jharkhand High Court, affirming that students from non-affiliated schools cannot claim relief to appear in CBSE examinations. The Court noted that the Cambridge School was not affiliated to CBSE at the time of the examination, despite later affiliation being granted. The ruling emphasized that sympathy towards students of unaffiliated institutions is misplaced, reinforcing the legal principle that affiliation is a prerequisite for examination eligibility under the CBSE Bye-Laws.