The Secretary, West Bengal Council Of ... vs Ayan Das & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the direction for re-assessment of answer scripts in the absence of a statutory provision is not legally valid, referencing the precedent set in Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education v. Paritosh Bhupeshkumar Sheth (1984 (4) SCC 27). The Court emphasized that finality must result from public examinations and that courts should not order the inspection of answer scripts unless there is clear evidence of evaluation errors. The appeal by the West Bengal Council was allowed, overturning the High Court's order for re-examination.