# Aasif Shahdab v. Secretary, Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, U.P. & others

- **Citation:** (1999) 3 ILRA 232
- **Court:** High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
- **Decided:** 1999-01-18
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/aasif-shahdab-v-secretary-madhyamik-shiksha-parishad-u-p-others-39391
- **Pages:** 2

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232 THE INDIAN LAW REPORTS [1999
For the aforesaid reasons, I do not find any merits in this writ
petition. It fails and is accordingly dismissed.

There shall be no order as to costs.

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By the Court

1. Aasif Shahdab, Petitioner appeared in the High School
examination, 1998 with Roll no.1774849 conducted by the
Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, U.P. Allahabad.

2. Petitioner was issued a provisional mark-sheet indicating that his
case was under consideration in the category 'W.B.' i.e. case of
suspicion of using unfair means reported by the Examiner.

3. On 18th January 1999 a learned single judge directed the
respondent's counsel to produce original Answer Books' of the
petitioner. On the request of learned standing Counsel in the
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presence of learned counsel for the petitioner I also perused the
copies and find that on comparison a person of normal prudence
cannot with certainty came to the conclusion that student involved in
the case has resorted to using unfair means merely similarity of
certain aspects can lead to an irresistible conclusion that student
/petitioner in question has resorted to using unfair means.

4. This Court time and again held that similarity of answers cannot
be a ground for punishing a student on the ground of using unfair
means. Ground for suspicion of using unfair means is not enough. In
this context reference may be made to the following decisions:-

See 1. AIR 1977 AII 132,

2. AIR 1998 SC 5,
3. 1997 (6) SCC 674,

4. AIR 1979 AII 209 (Para 11) (FB),

5. AIR 1996 AII 206,

 6. 1996 (1) UPLBEC 76,

 7. 1985 UBLBEC 829 (DB) and

 8. 1982 Education Cases 117 (DB),

5. In view of the above, I have no hesitation to conclude that there is
no material to support the conclusion of Respondent No. 1.

6. The Writ Petition succeeds with direction to Respondent- Board
to release result of the Petitioner - student forthwith.

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1999
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Aasif Shahdab
 Vs.
Secretary,
Madhyamik
Shiksha
Parishad, U.P.
& others
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A.K. Yog, J.
1999
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August, 11