Samir Gupta and
Ors. , (1983) 4 SCC 309, that the key answer supplied by the paper-setter
should be assumed to be correct, and that ... observed that when it came to conflicting views with regard to key
answers in an exam, then the Courts must bow down to the opinion
terms of the said notice,
objections regarding the answers mentioned in the Model Answer Keys
were also invited from candidates, who had appeared ... draw benefit of the marks for the answers impugned in their petition.
The Impugned Answer Key
25. This Court has examined the challenge laid
GAURAV
SHARMA
Signing Date:14.10.2022
11:22:26
answer contained in the answer key is a correct answer, no modification
in the answer key ... observations:
―36. This Court does not find that the answers
provided in the answer key for the question Nos.
W.P.(C) 13513/2022 Page
Dinesh Kumar vs High Court Of Delhi & Ors. on 28 September, 2022
Author: Suresh
entrance test held on 09.09.2020.
3. After the publication of the answer key dated 06.10.2020 for the
entrance test, Ms. Vidhi Uppal, the petitioner ... questions asked
in the entrance examination was incorrectly answered in the
answer key prepared by the National Testing Agency
[hereinafter, "NTA"], which conducted
disputed questions, the answers given by the present petitioner,
the marks of obtained by him, answers as per the answer key provided by the
Examiner ... Answers given Marks Answers (as Remarks
No s) asked By the Candidate/ Obtain per the
. In Paper-I Representationist ed Answer
& By the Key
answer sheets, unless the method is manifestly arbitrary or contrary to law.12
Academic matters such as setting of question-paper, preparation of answer
keys ... penalise students who selected the correct answer merely
because it did not match with answer key. Similarly, in Manish Ujwal
(Supra), relief was granted
emphasises that the Petitioner had matched his answers with the model
answer key issued by the Respondents and hence he is certain that the marks ... evaluation is that the
petitioner had matched his answer with the model answer key and he is of
the view that the marks awarded
timestamp showing the candidate's real time
selection of answer against each multiple-choice question.
E. NTA was also called upon to show Petitioner ... audit log records furnished by the NTA.
F. When the provisional answer keys were uploaded, response sheets
were also uploaded at the same time
same and to issue directions to the 2nd
respondent in first OMR Answer Sheet uploaded on 16.10.2020 FN and issue
consequential directions ... respondent on 16.10.2020, the
petitioner, on verification with the answer key, found that he secured 594 marks and
on the next day, a different
