Will shortly take a call on holding remaining Class XII exams: CBSE to SC

Raising concern over the safety of lakhs of students, the plea has said that they might be exposed to Covid-19 infection if they have to appear in the examinations amid the increase in number of cases

The CBSE on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it will "very shortly" take appropriate decision on the issue raised in a plea which has sought quashing of the notification for conducting remaining examinations of Class XII from July 1 to July 15 amid the increase in number of Covid-19 cases across the country.

The counsel appearing for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) requested a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar, which heard the matter through video-conferencing, for a short adjournment so that he could apprise the apex court about the decision on the issue.