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11. In the case of Kanpur University through Vice-Chancellor and others Vs. Samir Gupta & Others, reported in (1983) 4 SCC 309, as has been relied upon by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that normally the key answers supplied by the paper-setter should be assumed to be correct. However, correctness should be ascertained from standard and prescribed textbooks and not merely on the basis of inferences.
12. In the case of Rajesh Kumar & Others Vs. State of Bihar & Others, reported in (2013) 4 SCC 690, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that in case of defect in the answer key, the most natural and logical way of correcting the evaluation of the scripts was to correct the key and get the answer scripts re-evaluated on the basis thereof. There was no compelling reason for directing a fresh examination to be held by the Commission especially when there was no allegation about any malpractice, fraud or corrupt motives that could possibly vitiate the earlier examination to call for a fresh attempt by all concerned.