Vice Chancellor And Anr vs Dr. Shyam Bihari Gupta (Associate ... on 8 May, 2015
Reliance was rightly placed upon the judgment of the Apex
Court in 'Kanpur University through Vice-Chancellor and others Vs.
Samir Gupta and others (1983) 4 Supreme Court Cases 309. The Apex
Court has held that in case of wrong answer key furnished by the paper-
setters, the candidates could not be left high and dry and the best way was
to publish the answer key, so that the sense of fairness in publishing the
key answer would give the candidates an opportunity to have a closer
look at the system of examinations. If any defect in the answer key is
drawn , the University should take timely action. The relevant
paragraphs read as under:-