Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 3: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today issued notices to the Government asking it to file reasons before the court about leakage of the papers in Board of Professional Entrance Examinations last month.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court division bench comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice D S Thakur while taking suo moto cognizance of the leakage of the BOPEE papers that led to huge public outcry and cancellation of the examinations, issued notices to Chief Secretary and BOPEE authorities.
The court directed the CS and BOPEE authorities to give reasons for the leakage of the papers within two weeks. The Advocate General of the State, Ishaq Qadri had to make personal appearence before the court over the issue.
Last month the Common Entrance Test (CET) for Medical and Engineering Courses was conducted across the State. While the examination of Mathematics paper was being conducted, few Biology papers were found in Chemistry packets in three examination centers of Government Girls Higher Secondary School Khoti Bagh after which the Board cancelled the Chemistry paper and accordingly Biology paper was postponed.
This led to huge public outcry and High Court took suo moto cognizance of the matter.
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