Delhi High Court: Examination System Does Not Permit Students To Be Penalized for Poor Handwriting

The Delhi High Court in the case Madhav Chaudhary v. University Of Delhi And Anr. observed that the examination system does not permit students to be penalised for having poor handwriting.

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The bench headed by Justice C Hari Shankar in the case observed that though a student who undertakes an examination is entitled to have the paper evaluated, thus, it cannot be said that he or she can still approach the court if the handwriting is so unintelligible that no one can read it.

The court in the case emphasized that students must write properly readable answers and examiners cannot be asked to evaluate completely unintelligible handwritings.

The court stated that it being the duty of the student to at least write intelligibly.

Thus, the examiners cannot be asked to evaluate handwritings which are completely unintelligible, and if a student writes his answer in such a fashion, he cannot come to Court seeking relief.

The approach of the Court has, therefore, to be circumspect and case based.