Rajiv Ratna Shukla And Anr. vs University Of Allahabad And Ors. on 18 July, 1986
16. The Court is aware that the petitioners who have passed even after re-evaluation of their answer sheets would also be subjected to re-examination in the paper concerned. This may cause some injustice to such students. However, this Court cannot hold the examination of the particular paper in which there has been mass copying to be treated valid for some students and invalid for the other students. The examination of a particular paper regarding which there is a report of mass copying in fact is no examination in the eye of law and such an examination has to be declared Invalid for all purposes. At this stage it is worthwhile to reproduce the relevant portion of the judgment of this Court in the case of Rajiv Ratna Shukla v. University of Allahabad (supra) :