Policy for CBSE students from W Asia

THE Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it was considering framing a policy to provide relief to private students from West Asia whose CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) board examination results have not been declared due to the ongoing conflict in the region.

- SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY

The SC observing a partial working day (earlier called the vacation bench), headed by Justice Augustine George Masih and also comprising Justice Vijay Bisnoi, was apprised by the Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta that the Centre is mulling introducing some policies shortly in the matter involving career of many students.

“This is a wider issue; the union government is considering laying down some policy for similarly situated students,” the law officer told the SC.